It is indubitably
clear, that the pivot of the oneness of mankind is nothing else but the power
of the Covenant.... The power of the Covenant is as the heat of the sun which
quickeneth and promoteth the development of all created things on earth. The
light of the Covenant, in like manner, is the educator of the minds, the spirits,
the hearts and souls of men.
- 'Abdu'l-Bahá (Quoted by Shoghi Effendi in
"God Passes By")
