Fighting, and the employment of force, even for the right cause, will not bring about good results. The oppressed who have right on their side, must not take that right by force; the evil would continue. Hearts must be changed.
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Abdu'l-Baha on employment
“Fighting, and the employment of force, even for the right cause, will not bring about good results. The oppressed who have right on their side, must not take that right by force; the evil would continue. Hearts must be changed.”
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Abdu'l-BahaAbdu'l-Baha The home of Religion is the heart.
Abdu'l-BahaAbdu'l-Baha Is the people’s lack of religious faith and the fact that they are uneducated.
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Abdu'l-BahaAbdu'l-Baha Woman must especially devote her energies and abilities toward the industrial and agricultural sciences, seeking to assist mankind in that which is most needful.
Abdu'l-BahaAbdu'l-Baha He who is educated by the Divine Spirit can, in his time, lead others to receive the same Spirit.
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