The Bahá'í standard is very high, more particularly when
compared with the thoroughly rotten morals of the present world. But this
standard of ours will produce healthier, happier, nobler people, and induce
stabler marriages....
- Shoghi Effendi (From a letter dated 19 October 1947 written on behalf of
Shoghi Effendi to an individual believer; The Compilation of Compilations, vol.
I, A Chase and Holy Life)
