By becoming involved
in political disputes, the Bahá'ís instead of changing the world or helping it,
would themselves be lost and destroyed. The world situation is so confused and
moral issues which were once clear have become so mixed up with selfish and
battling factions, that the best way Bahá'ís can serve the highest interests of
their country and the cause of true salvation for the world, is to sacrifice
their political pursuits and affiliations and wholeheartedly and fully support
the divine system of Bahá'u'lláh.
- The Universal House of Justice (From a
letter dated 8 February 1970 to a National Spiritual Assembly; ‘Messages from
the Universal House of Justice 1963 to 1986)
