Executive Briefing: The Earth is But One Country
Bahá’u’lláh’s central proclamation—“The earth is but one country, and mankind its citizens”—is not a poetic sentiment, but an organic biological imperative demanding the elimination of all racial, national, and religious prejudices.
1. Unity in Diversity
The Bahá’í teachings reject uniformity, comparing human diversity to a garden whose beauty arises from the varied colors, shapes, and perfumes of differing flowers.
2. References
- Shoghi Effendi. (1938). The World Order of Bahá’u’lláh. Bahá’í Publishing Trust.