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The same event, told by different sources. The canonical version below is what we publish; the alternate accounts are preserved for scholarly comparison and for noticing where retellings differ.

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No Taxes in the Kingdom of God

Secondary RetellingVarious · bahaistories.com archive

In New York City a young supporter of tax-reform asked, “What message shall I take to my friends?” The Master laughed with delighted humour: “Tell them to come into the Kingdom of God. There they will find plenty of land—and there are no taxes on it!”

Source: Annamarie Honnold, Vignettes from the Life of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, no. 70 “No taxes in the Kingdom of God”, p. 176.

Collected from bahaistories.com (Subject: taxes).

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In New York City a young supporter of tax-reform asked, ‘What message

Various · bahaistories.com archive

In New York City a young supporter of tax-reform asked, ‘What message shall I take to my friends?’ The Master laughed with delighted humour: ‘Tell them to come into the Kingdom of God. There they will find plenty of land and there are no taxes on it!’

Source: Honnold, Annamarie, Vignettes from the Life of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, p. 176

Collected from bahaistories.com (Subject: business).

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