Wherever a Bahá'í community exists, whether large or small,
let it be distinguished for its abiding sense of security and faith, its high
standard of rectitude, its complete freedom from all forms of prejudice, the
spirit of love among its members and for the closely knit fabric of its social
life.
- The Universal House of Justice (From a message to the friends attending the
First Bahá'í Oceanic Conference in Palermo, Sicily, August 1968)
