The Guardian feels very strongly that everywhere, throughout
the entire Bahá'í world, the believers have got to master and follow the
principles of their divinely laid down Administrative Order. They will never
solve their problems by departing from the correct procedure.... The Bahá'ís
have got to learn to live up to the laws of Bahá'u'lláh, which are infinitely
higher, more exacting and more perfect than those the world is at present
familiar with. Running away, fighting with each other, fostering dissension, is
not going to advance the… or any other community; all it is going to do is to
bring Bahá'u'lláh's plans and work to a standstill until such time as the
believers unite to serve Him, or new and more dedicated souls arise to take
their place.
- Shoghi Effendi (From a letter dated 8 May 1948 written on behalf of Shoghi
Effendi to a National Spiritual Assembly; The Compilation of Compilations, vol.
II, National Spiritual Assembly)
