Today the world of humanity is in need of international
unity and conciliation. To establish these great fundamental principles a
propelling power is needed. It is self-evident that the unity of the human
world and the Most Great Peace cannot be accomplished through material means.
They cannot be established through political power, for the political interests
of nations are various and the policies of peoples are divergent and
conflicting. They cannot be founded through racial or patriotic power, for these
are human powers, selfish and weak. The very nature of racial differences and
patriotic prejudices prevents the realization of this unity and agreement.
Therefore, it is evidenced that the promotion of the oneness of the kingdom of
humanity, which is the essence of the teachings of all the Manifestations of
God, is impossible except through the divine power and breaths of the Holy
Spirit. Other powers are too weak and are incapable of accomplishing this.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (‘The Promulgation of Universal Peace: Talks Delivered by
'Abdu'l-Bahá during His Visit to the United States and Canada in 1912’; The
Compilation of Compilations, Vol. II, Peace)
