“…Vicious criticism is indeed a calamity. But its root is
lack of faith in the system of Bahá’u’lláh, i.e., the Administrative
Order—and lack of obedience to Him—for He has forbidden
it! If the Bahá’ís would follow the Bahá’í laws in voting, in
electing, in serving and in abiding by Assembly decisions, all
this waste of strength through criticizing others could be diverted
into cooperation and achieving the Plan…”