There are no dissenting votes in the Cause. When the
majority of an Assembly decides a matter the minority, we are told by the
Master, should accept this. To insist on having one's dissenting vote recorded
is not good, and achieves no constructive end.
- Shoghi Effendi (From a letter written on behalf
of Shoghi Effendi, 19 March 1950 to an individual believer; The Compilation of
Compilations, vol. I, Consultation)
