Smallness of numbers, lack of skilled teachers, and modesty
of means should not discourage or deter them. They must remember the glorious history
of the Cause, which ... was established by dedicated souls who, for the most
part, were neither rich, famous, nor well educated, but whose devotion, zeal
and self-sacrifice overcame every obstacle and won miraculous victories for the
Faith of God.
- Shoghi Effendi (From a letter dated 29 June 1941 written on behalf of Shoghi
Effendi to the National Spiritual Assembly of India and Burma; The Compilation
of Compilations, vol. II, Teaching Among Aboriginal and Indigenous People)
