…the principle of complete, and immediate obedience to the
Assemblies, both local and national. It is the responsibility of these Baha’i
administrative bodies to enable the community to acquire, and increasingly
deepen in the knowledge and understanding of the Cause.
- Shoghi Effendi (From a
letter dated July 10, 1936 written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi; ‘Dawn of a New
Day’)
