I shall ask you a question: Did God create us for love or for enmity? Did He create us for peace or discord? Surely He has created us for love; therefore, we should live in accordance with His will. Do not listen to anything that is prejudiced, for self-interest prompts men to be prejudiced. They are thoughtful only of their own will and purposes. They live and move in darkness.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (From a talk, April 21, 1912, Washington D.C.; 'Promulgation of Universal Peace')
