I have come to America to raise the standard of universal
peace and to promote the unity of mankind. My aim is to create love and harmony
among the religions. But some people ask me, `Is your country developed? Is it
prosperous and has it good trees, sweet fruits, beautiful animals and swift
Arabian horses?' But I speak to them of the trees of the world of existence, of
the fruits of human virtues and of heavenly morals and traits and call people
to the Kingdom of God.
- 'Abdu'l-Baha (From a talk, October 27, 1912,
En route to Salt Lake City, USA, recorded by Mahmud Zarqani; ‘Mahmud’s Diary’)
