…Bahá’u’lláh and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá enjoined Bahá’ís to be
obedient to the government of their land. Unity, order, and cooperation are the
basis for sound and lasting change. Even civil disobedience, in the form of a
conscious decision to violate the law to effect social change, is not
acceptable for Bahá’ís—whatever merit it appears to have had in particular
political settings.
- The Universal House of Justice (From a letter dated 27
April 2017 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to an individual
believer)
