The handling of this delicate and vital problem regarding
non-participation by Bahá’ís of East and West in political affairs, calls for
the utmost circumspection, tact, patience and vigilance, on the part of those
whose function and privilege it is to guard, promote and administer the
activities of a world-wide, ever-advancing Cause. The misgivings and
apprehensions of individual Bahá’ís should be allayed and eventually
completely dispelled. Any misconception of the sane and genuine patriotism
that animates every Bahá’í heart, if it ever obscures or perplexes the minds
of responsible government officials, should be instantly and courageously
dissipated. Any deliberate misrepresentation by the enemies of the Cause of
God of the aims, the tenets and methods of the administrators of the Faith of
Bahá’u’lláh should be vigorously faced and its fallacy pitilessly exposed.
The Cause to which we belong stands on the threshold of an era of unprecedented
expansion. Its problems are many, diverse and challenging. Our methods and
ways of approach must likewise be characterized by unusual sagacity, consummate
skill and wisdom. He will surely never fail us in meeting the needs of a
critical hour.
March 16, 1933
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