The Great Being saith: The heaven of statesmanship is made
luminous and resplendent by the brightness of the light of these blessed words
which hath dawned from the dayspring of the Will of God: It behoveth every
ruler to weigh his own being every day in the balance of equity and justice and
then to judge between men and counsel them to do that which would direct their
steps unto the path of wisdom and understanding. This is the cornerstone of
statesmanship and the essence thereof. From these words every enlightened man
of wisdom will readily perceive that which will foster such aims as the
welfare, security and protection of mankind and the safety of human lives. Were
men of insight to quaff their fill from the ocean of inner meanings which lie
enshrined in these words and become acquainted therewith, they would bear
witness to the sublimity and the excellence of this utterance. If this lowly
one were to set forth that which he perceiveth, all would testify unto God’s
consummate wisdom. The secrets of statesmanship and that of which the people
are in need lie enfolded within these words. This lowly servant earnestly
entreateth the One true God—exalted be His glory—to illumine the eyes of the
people of the world with the splendour of the light of wisdom that they, one
and all, may recognize that which is indispensable in this day.
- Baha’u’llah (‘Tablets of Baha’u’llah revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas’)
