… They that are possessed of wealth and invested with authority and
power must show the profoundest regard for religion. In truth, religion is a
radiant light and an impregnable stronghold for the protection and welfare of
the peoples of the world, for the fear of God impelleth man to hold fast to
that which is good, and shun all evil. Should the lamp of religion be
obscured, chaos and confusion will ensue, and the lights of fairness and
justice, of tranquillity and peace cease to shine. Unto this will bear witness
every man of true understanding.
(“Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh revealed after the Kitáb-i-Aqdas”, p. 125)
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