War saps the foundation of humanity; killing is an unpardonable crime against God, for man is an edifice built by the Hand of the Almighty. Peace is life incarnate; war is death personified. Peace is the divine spirit; war is satanic suggestion. Peace is the light of the world; war is stygian darkness and cimmerian gloom.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (From a Tablet; ‘Star of the West’, vol. 5, no. 16, December 12, 1914)
