...Bahá'u'lláh set forth principles of guidance and teaching
for economic readjustment. Regulations were revealed by Him which ensure the
welfare of the commonwealth. As the rich man enjoys his life surrounded by ease
and luxuries, so the poor man must, likewise, have a home and be provided with
sustenance and comforts commensurate with his needs. This readjustment of the
social economy is of the greatest importance inasmuch as it ensures the
stability of the world of humanity; and until it is effected, happiness and
prosperity are impossible. - ‘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. III, Economics, Agriculture,
and Related Subjects)
