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"The earth is but one country, and mankind its citizens."
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"The earth is but one country, and mankind its citizens."
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Opening
In the early summer of 1923 Shoghi Effendi again left Haifa and sought some…In the early summer of 1923 Shoghi Effendi again left Haifa and sought some restoration of health and solace in the solitude of the high mountains of Switzerland. But, unlike later years, when he continued to keep in constant touch with…
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Middle
The Quiet Days at Dublin: 'Abdu'l-Bahá Among the New Hampshire HillsMahmúd's Diary preserves the final weeks of July and the opening weeks of August 1912, when 'Abdu'l-Bahá retired from the cities of the East Coast to the small artists' colony at Dublin, New Hampshire. The mornings were spent in dictation; the afternoons in walks through pine and fir; and the evenings in talks for the summer residents who came up the road to listen.
Mahmúd's Diary: The Diary of Mírzá Maḥmúd-i-Zarqání · Mírzá Maḥmúd-i-Zarqání
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