…it [is] certain that education exerteth an influence, and
for this reason the Manifestation of God, the Well-Springs of His mercy, are
raised up in the world, that through the breaths of holiness They may educate
the human race, and make of the sucking child a strong and valiant man. Through
Them will the outcasts of the earth become the cherished companions of Heaven,
and the portionless receive their due.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (From a Tablet; The
Compilation of Compilations, vol. I, Baha’i Education)
