God has created us all human, and all countries of the world
are parts of the same globe. We are all His servants. He is kind and just to
all. Why should we be unkind and unjust to each other? He provides for all. Why
should we deprive one another? He protects and preserves all. Why should we
kill our fellow creatures? If this warfare and strife be for the sake of
religion, it is evident that it violates the spirit and basis of all religion.
All the divine Manifestations have proclaimed the oneness of God and the unity
of mankind. They have taught that men should love and mutually help each other
in order that they might progress.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (From a talk at Columbia University, New
York, 19 April 1912; ‘The Promulgation of Universal Peace: Talks Delivered by
'Abdu'l-Bahá during His Visit to the United States and Canada in 1912’)
