July 20

O ye recipients of the favours of God! In this new and wondrous Age, the unshakable foundation is the teaching of sciences and arts. According to explicit Holy Texts, every child must be taught crafts and arts, to the degree that is needful. Wherefore, in every city and village, schools must be established and every child in that city or village is to engage in study to the necessary degree.

It followeth that whatever soul shall offer his aid to bring this about will assuredly be accepted at the Heavenly Threshold, and extolled by the Company on High.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha  (‘Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu'l-Bahá’; also in ‘The Compilation of Compilations’, Vol. I, The Arts and Crafts)