The world is undoubtedly facing a great crisis and the
social, economic and political conditions are becoming daily more complex.
Should the friends desire to take the lead in reforming the world, they should
start by educating themselves and understand what the troubles and problems
really are which baffle the mind of man.
- Shoghi Effendi (From a letter dated 27 January 1932 written
on behalf of Shoghi Effendi to an individual believer, published in ‘Bahá'í
News’ 63, June 1932; The Compilation of Compilations, vol. 1, Centers of Baha’i
Learning)
