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I charge you all that each one of you concentrate all the thoughts of your heart on love and

unity. When a thought of war comes, oppose it by a stronger thought of peace. A thought of

hatred must be destroyed by a more powerful thought of love. Thoughts of war bring

destruction to all harmony, well-being, restfulness and content. Thoughts of love are

constructive of brotherhood, peace, friendship, and happiness…. If you desire with all your

heart, friendship with every race on earth, your thought, spiritual and positive, will spread; it

will become the desire of others, growing stronger and stronger, until it reaches the minds of all
men.

‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Paris Talks, No. 6

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The essence of Bahá’u’lláh’s Teaching is all-embracing love, for love includeth every excellence
of humankind. It causeth every soul to go forward. It bestoweth on each one, for a heritage,
immortal life. Erelong shalt thou bear witness that His celestial Teachings, the very glory of

reality itself, shall light up the skies of the world.

‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, No. 31

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Shed the light of a boundless love on every human being whom you meet, whether of your

country, your race, your political party, or of any other nation, color or shade of political
opinion. Heaven will support you while you work in this ingathering of the scattered peoples

of the world beneath the shadow of the almighty tent of unity.

‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Paris Talks, No. 9

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