res, and these have brought Persia into great trouble and difficulty.

Oh, friends of God, be living examples of justice! So that by the Mercy of
God, the world may see in your actions that you manifest the attributes of
justice and mercy.

Justice is not limited, it is a universal quality. Its operation must be
carried out in all classes, from the highest to the lowest. Justice must
be sacred, and the rights of all the people must be considered. Desire for
others only that which you desire for yourselves. Then shall we rejoice in
the Sun of Justice, which shines from the Horizon of God.

Each man has been placed in a post of honour, which he must not desert. A
humble workman who commits an injustice is as much to blame as a renowned
tyrant. Thus we all have our choice between justice and injustice.

I hope that each one of you will become just, and direct your thoughts
towards the unity of mankind; that you will never harm your neighbours nor
speak ill of any one; that you will respect the rights of all men, and be
more concerned for the interests of others than for your own. Thus will
you become torches of Divine justice, acting in accordance with the
Teaching of Baha'u'llah, who, during His life, bore innumerable trials and
persecutions in order to show forth to the world of mankind the virtues of
the World of Divinity, making it possible for you to realize the supremacy
of the spirit, and to rejoice in the Justice of God.

By His Mercy, the Divine Bounty will be showered upon you, and for this I
pray!

THE TENTH PRINCIPLE--EQUALITY OF SEX

4 Avenue de Camoeens, Paris,
November 14th

The Tenth Principle of the teaching of Baha'u'llah is the equality of the
sexes.

God has created all creatures in couples. Man, beast, or vegetable, all
the things of these three kingdoms are of two sexes, and there is absolute
equality between them.

In the vegetable world there are male plants and female plants; they have
equal rights, and possess an equal share of the beauty of their species;
though indeed the tree that bears fruit might be said to be superior to
that which is unfruitful.

In the animal kingdom we see that the male and the female have equal
rights; and that they each share the advantages of their kind.

Now in the two lower kingdoms of nature we have seen that there is no
question of the superiority of one sex over the other. In the world of
humanity we find a great difference; the female sex is