… not only are humanity’s talents and capacities shared by
all its members, but its problems and afflictions likewise ultimately affect
all. Whether in sickness or health, the
human family constitutes a single species, and the condition of any part of it
cannot be intelligently considered in isolation from this systemic oneness. As the present state of the world illustrates
all too clearly, attempts by the leadership of society to proceed otherwise is
merely to exacerbate the problems.
- The Universal House of Justice (From a letter dated 27 November 2001 written on behalf of
the Universal House of Justice to an individual believer; compilation: ‘Social
Action’, prepared by the Research Department of the Universal House of Justice,
August 2020, online Baha’i Reference Library of the Baha’i World Center)
