"The oneness of humanity is the pivot..."

"Racism is the most challenging issue confronting America. A nation whose ancestry includes every people on earth, whose motto is Epluribus unum, whose ideals of freedom under law have inspired millions throughout the world, cannot continue to harbor prejudice against any racial or ethnic group without betraying itself. Racism is an affront to human dignity, a cause of hatred and division, a disease that devastates society. Notwithstanding the efforts already expended for its elimination, racism continues to work its evil upon this nation. Progress toward tolerance, mutual respect, and unity has been painfully slow and marked with repeated setbacks..."

"The oneness of humanity is the pivot round which revolve all the teachings of the Baha'i Faith. It is at once a statement of and an assertion of the ultimate goal of human experience on the planet. More than a century ago, Baha'u'llah the Prophet-Founder of the Baha'i Faith, wrote: "The well-being of mankind, its peace and security, are unattainable unless and until its unity is firmly established." It is a principle that issues naturally from the genesis and purpose of human existence. The Word of God as presented in the Baha'i writings offers compelling insights as in the following examples: "Veiled in My immemorial being and in the ancient eternity of My essence, I knew My love for thee; therefore I created thee, have engraved on thee Mine image and revealed to thee My beauty."
-A statement by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United States - published in 1991

IN HONOR OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY

"Happy the days that have been consecrated to the remembrance of God"

Feast of Sultán (Sovereignty) Reading Exerpt:

"Say: Rejoice not in the things ye possess; tonight they are yours, tomorrow others will possess them. Thus warneth you He Who is the All-Knowing, the All-Informed. Say: Can ye claim that what ye own is lasting or secure? Nay! By Myself, the All-Merciful. The days of your life flee away as a breath of wind, and all your pomp and glory shall be folded up as were the pomp and glory of those gone before you. Reflect, O people! What hath become of your bygone days, your lost centuries? Happy the days that have been consecrated to the remembrance of God, and blessed the hours which have been spent in praise of Him Who is the All-Wise.

-Bahá'u'lláh, Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh, p. 138