Of old, all have been exhorted to loyalty and fidelity,
compassion and love; in this supreme Dispensation, the people of Bahá are
called upon to sacrifice their very lives.
- Shoghi Effendi (From a letter dated 19 December
1923 written by Shoghi Effendi to the Bahá'ís of the East - translated from the
Persian; The Compilation of Compilations, vol. II, Living the Life)
