One day some soldiers came to the house of a believer and
asked for one of his guests to be brought to them, that they might take him to
his execution, according to their warrant. The host gave himself up in his
guest's place and was killed in his stead. This is an instance of true
brotherly love.
- 'Abdu'l-Baha (From a compilation: ‘Discourses of ‘Abdu’l-Baha given in
London and Paris’; Star of the West, vol. 2, no. 19, March 2, 1912)
