.

The sixth Glad-Tidings is the establishment of the Lesser Peace, details
of which have formerly been revealed from Our Most Exalted Pen. Great is
the blessedness of him who upholdeth it and observeth whatsoever hath been
ordained by God, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

("Tablets of Baha'u'llah Revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas", (Wilmette:
Baha'i Publishing Trust, 1988), p.23) [8]

9: ... In all matters moderation is desirable. If a thing is carried to...

... In all matters moderation is desirable. If a thing is carried to
excess, it will prove a source of evil. Consider the civilization of the
West, how it hath agitated and alarmed the peoples of the world. An
infernal engine hath been devised, and hath proved so cruel a weapon of
destruction that its like none hath ever witnessed or heard. The purging
of such deeply-rooted and overwhelming corruptions cannot be effected
unless the peoples of the world unite in pursuit of one common aim and
embrace one universal faith. Incline your ears unto the Call of this
Wronged One and adhere firmly to the Lesser Peace.

("Tablets of Baha'u'llah revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas", p. 69) [9]

10: First: It is incumbent upon the ministers of the House of Justice
to...

First: It is incumbent upon the ministers of the House of Justice to
promote the Lesser Peace so that the people of the earth may be relieved
from the burden of exorbitant expenditures. This matter is imperative and
absolutely essential, inasmuch as hostilities and conflict lie at the root
of affliction and calamity.

("Tablets of Baha'u'llah revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas", p. 89) [10]

11: In the abundance of Our grace and loving-kindness We have revealed
specially...

In the abundance of Our grace and loving-kindness We have revealed
specially for the rulers and ministers of the world that which is
conducive to safety and protection, tranquillity and peace; haply the
children of men may rest secure from the evils of oppression. He, verily,
is the Protector, the Helper, the Giver of victory. It is incumbent upon
the men of God's House of Justice to fix their gaze by day and by night
upon that which hath shone forth from the Pen of Glory for the training of
peoples, the upbuilding of nations, the protection of man and the
safeguarding of his honour.

("Tablets of Baha'u'llah revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas", p. 125) [11]

12: ... They that are possessed of wealth and