The poor man [Kheiralla] has become nameless and debased
both in this world and in the Kingdom. What a high honor he had! But as he did
not appreciate the fact, it all came to naught. He wished to be made the leader
of America and wrote plainly to me to this effect. One of the answers I gave
him was, `Cast aside all mention of the ruler and the ruled, the governor and
the governed.'
- 'Abdu'l-Baha (Words of ‘Abdu’l-Baha aboard the ship, March 26, 1912, recorded by Mahmud Zarqani; ‘Mahmud’s Diary’)
