… consultation must have for its object the investigation of
truth. He who expresses an opinion should not voice it as correct and right but
set it forth as a contribution to the consensus of opinion…
(‘Abdu’l-Baha, from a talk; ‘The
Promulgation of Universal Peace: Talks Delivered by ‘Abdu'l-Bahá during His
Visit to the United States and Canada in 1912’; The Compilation of
Compilations, vol. I, Consultation)
