should be however
practised lest we be misunderstood and our Faith be classed among radical
movements.

(28 January 1932 to the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States
and Canada) [55]

56: Shoghi Effendi wishes me to acknowledge the receipt of your letter
dated...

Shoghi Effendi wishes me to acknowledge the receipt of your letter dated
January 26th 1932 which accompanied a printed copy of his last general
letter. He thanks you both for this as well as for the one hundred copies
you are shipping to him. He is deeply gratified to learn that the friends
find it interesting and worthwhile enough as to make its subject-matter
the topic of their teaching campaign. He sincerely hopes that this will
also awaken some of the friends to the importance of this teaching of the
Cause and stimulate them to make a thorough and deep study of it. For it
undoubtedly forms the goal of the social precepts of the Faith. There is
no reason why the Baha'is should not take the lead in advocating such a
federation of the world, towards which the world is driven by forces it
cannot control....

(16 February 1932 to the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States
and Canada) [56]

57: The different nations of the world will never attain peace except
after...

The different nations of the world will never attain peace except after
recognizing the significance of the teachings and whole-heartedly
upholding them for through those precepts all international problems will
be solved and every man will secure the spiritual environment in which his
soul can evolve and produce its highest fruits.

(15 January 1933 to an individual believer) [57]

58: The Guardian has also read with deep interest all the enclosed papers.
He...

The Guardian has also read with deep interest all the enclosed papers. He
is firmly convinced that through perseverance and concerted action the
cause of Peace will eventually triumph over all the dark forces which
threaten the welfare and progress of the world today. But such purely
human attempts are undoubtedly ineffective unless inspired and guided by
the power of faith. Without the assistance of God, as given through the
message of Baha'u'llah, peace can never be safely and adequately
established. To disregard the Baha'i solution for world peace is to build
on foundations of sand. To accept and apply it is to make peace not a mere
dream, or an ideal, but a living reality. This