he Parliament of
Man, the representatives of which should be chosen from among the wisest
and most judicious men of all the nations of the world.

("Star of the West", vol. 5, no. 8 (August 1914), pp. 115-117) [43]

44: Every century holds the solution of one predominating problem.
Although...

Every century holds the solution of one predominating problem. Although
there may be many problems, yet one of the innumerable problems will loom
large and become the most important of all. ...in this luminous century
the greatest bestowal of the world of humanity is Universal Peace, which
must be founded, so that the realm of creation may obtain composure, the
East and the West, which include in their arms the five continents of the
globe, may embrace each other, mankind may rest beneath the tent of
oneness of the world of humanity, and the flag of universal peace may wave
over all the regions....

...

Today the true duty of a powerful king is to establish a universal peace;
for verily it signifies the freedom of all the people of the world. Some
persons who are ignorant of the world of true humanity and its high
ambitions for the general good, reckon such a glorious condition of life
to be very difficult, nay rather impossible to compass. But it is not so,
far from it.

("Star of the West". vol. 7, no. 14 (November 1916), p. 136) [44]

O ye individuals of humanity, find ye means for the stoppage of this
wholesale murder and bloodshed. Now is the appointed time! Now is the
opportune time! Arise ye, show ye an effort, put ye forward an
extraordinary force, and unfurl ye the Flag of Universal Peace and dam the
irresistible fury of this raging torrent which is wreaking havoc and ruin
everywhere.

("Star of the West", vol. 18, no. 11 (February 1928), p. 345) [45]

46: By what process, continued the questioner, will this peace on earth
be...

By what process, continued the questioner, will this peace on earth be
established? Will it come at once after a universal declaration of the
Truth?

No, it will come about gradually, said 'Abdu'l-Baha. A plant that grows
too quickly lasts but a short time. You are my family, and he looked about
with a smile, my new children! if a family lives in unison, great results
are obtained. Widen the circle; when a city lives in intimate accord
greater results will follow, and a continent that is fully united will
likewise unite all other continents. Then will be the time o