...According to the teachings of Baha'u'llah the family, being
a human ,..."
"150: He promulgated the adoption of the same course of education
for man and..."
"151: The child must not be oppressed or censured because it is
undeveloped; it must..."
"152: Baha'u'llah has announced that inasmuch as ignorance and lack
of..."
"153: The education of each child is compulsory.... In addition to
this wide-spread..."

[FRONTISPIECE]

"The newly born babe of that Day excels the wisest and most venerable men
of..."

The newly born babe of that Day excels the wisest and most venerable men
of this time, and the lowliest and most unlearned of that period shall
surpass in understanding the most erudite and accomplished divines of this
age....

(The Bab, quoted in "The Dawn-Breakers: Nabil's Narrative of the Early
Days of the Baha'i Revelation", trans. and ed. Shoghi Effendi. (London:
Baha'i Publishing Trust, 1975), p. 65)

FROM THE WRITINGS OF BAHA'U'LLAH:

"1: The Prophets and Messengers of God have been sent down for the sole
purpose of..."

The Prophets and Messengers of God have been sent down for the sole
purpose of guiding mankind to the straight Path of Truth. The purpose
underlying their revelation hath been to educate all men, that they may,
at the hour of death, ascend, in the utmost purity and sanctity and with
absolute detachment, to the throne of the Most High....

("Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah", rev. ed. (Wilmette: Baha'i
Publishing Trust, 1984), Sec. 81, pp. 156-7) [1]

"2: We have decreed, O people, that the highest and last end of all
learning..."

We have decreed, O people, that the highest and last end of all learning
be the recognition of Him Who is the Object of all knowledge...

("Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah", Sec. 98, p. 199) [2]

"3: Consider ... the revelation of the light of the Name of God, the
Educator...."

Consider ... the revelation of the light of the Name of God, the Educator.
Behold, how in all things the evidences of such a revelation are manifest,
how the betterment of all beings dependeth upon it. This education is of
two kinds. The one is universal. Its influence pervadeth all things and
sustaineth them. It is for this reason that God hath assumed the title,
"Lord of all worlds". The other is confined to them that have come under
the shadow of thi