In the days of old an instinct for warfare was developed in
the struggle with wild animals; this is no longer necessary; nay, rather,
co-operation and mutual understanding are seen to produce the greatest welfare
of mankind. Enmity is now the result of prejudice only. (‘Abdu’l-Baha, from a
talk, September 10, 1911; ‘Abdu'l-Bahá in London: Addresses and Notes of
Conversations’)
