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Limitation of Armaments

“By a general agreement all the governments of the world must disarm simultaneously.”

J. E. Esslemont · Bahá'u'lláh and the New Era

'Abdu'l-Bahá's ministry (1892–1921) · 1 min

‘Abdu’l-Bahá says:—

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By a general agreement all the governments of the world must disarm simultaneously. It will not do if one lays down its arms and the others refuse to do so. The nations of the world must concur with each other concerning this supremely important subject, so that they may abandon together the deadly weapons of human slaughter. As long as one nation increases her military and naval budget other nations will be forced into this crazed competition through their natural and supposed interests.—[Diary of one of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s secretaries], May 11–14, 1914.

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