Indeed it has ever been the cherished desire of our Master,
‘Abdu’l-Baha, that the friends in their councils, local as well as national,
should by their candor, their honesty of purpose, their singleness of mind, and
the thoroughness of their discussions, achieve unanimity in all things. Should
this in certain cases prove impracticable the verdict of the majority should
prevail, to which decision the minority must under all circumstances, gladly,
spontaneously and continually, submit.
- Shoghi Effendi (From a letter dated
January 29th, 1925, “To the esteemed members of the American National Spiritual
Assembly”, Baha’i News, no. 5, May-June 1925; also published in ‘Baha’i
Administration’)
