Abdul Baha Quotes

Unification of the whole of mankind is the hall-mark of the stage which human society is now approaching. Unity of family, of tribe, of city-state, and nation have been successively attempted and fully established. World unity is the goal towards which a harassed humanity is striving. Nation-building has come to an end. The anarchy inherent in state sovereignty is moving towards a climax. A world, growing to maturity, must abandon this fetish, recognize the oneness and wholeness of human relationships, and establish once for all the machinery that can best incarnate this fundamental principle of its life. .

Above all nations is humanity.

God hath made of one blood all nations of men.

The God who existed before any religion counts on you to make the oneness of the human family known and celebrated.

I think the world should be one community.

How pathetic indeed are the efforts of those leaders of human institutions who, in utter disregard of the spirit of the age, are striving to adjust national processes, suited to the ancient days of self-contained nations, to an age which must either achieve the unity of the world … or perish.

The real need of the day is ... moral and spiritual rearmament ... God's Living Spirit can transcend conflicting political systems, can reconcile order and freedom, can rekindle true patriotism, can unite all citizens in the service of the nation, and all nations in the service of mankind.

Anyone who goes to space tried to look at his own country first, but soon it appears that there is no boundary between the countries and the entire world is one family where our destinies are integrated.

I'd like to see the whole world.

The only real nation is humanity

People stand themselves next to the righteous They believe the things they say are true They speak in terms of what divides us To justify the violence they do But it is one, it is one One world spinning 'round the sun Wherever it is you call home Whatever country you come from It is one

Only one flagFlies above all the rest:The flag of universal oneness.

Spare me the political events and power struggles, as the whole earth is my homeland and all men are my fellow countrymen.

There is no first world and third world. There is only one world, for all of us to live and delight in.

The nations of the West hope that by means of steam communication all the world will become as one family.

My country is the world, and my religion is to do good.

The ancient Jewish people gave the world the vision of eternal peace, of universal disarmament, of abolishing the teaching and learning of war.

We desire the good of the world and the happiness of the nations that the bonds of affection and unity between the sons of men should be strengthened... what harm is there in this?... these fruitless strifes, these ruinous wars shall pass away, and the 'Most Great Peace' shall come.

I believe that the whole human race is the family of God.

We are all cells in the same body of humanity.

I have no country to fight for; my country is the earth, and I am a citizen of the world.

Our civilization is now in the transition stage between the age of warring empires and a new age of world unity and peace.

We peruse one ideal, that of bringing people together in peace, irrespective of race, religion and political convictions, for the benefit of mankind.

One of the main points about travelling is to develop in us a feeling of solidarity, of that oneness without which no better world is possible.

God made the world for us to live together in peace and not fight.