Bahá'u'lláh considered education as one of the most fundamental factors of a true civilization. This education, however, in order to be adequate and fruitful, should be comprehensive in nature and should take into consideration not only the physical and the intellectual side of man but also his spiritual and ethical aspects.
- Shoghi Effendi (From a letter dated 9 July 1931
written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi to an individual believer; The Compilation
of Compilations, vol. III, Scholarship)