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Two points bear emphasizing
in all these issues. One is that the abolition of war is not simply a
matter of signing treaties and protocols; it is a complex task requiring
a new level of commitment to resolving issues not customarily associated
with the pursuit of peace. Based on political agreements alone, the idea
of collective security is a chimera. The other point is that the primary
challenge in dealing with issues of peace is to raise the context to the
level of principle, as distinct from pure pragmatism. For, in essence,
peace stems from an inner state supported by a spiritual or moral attitude,
and it is chiefly in evoking this attitude that the possibility of enduring
solutions can be found.
The Shrine of the Báb, Bahá'í World Centre, Mt. Carmel, Haifa, Israel. 
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(Letters
of The Universal House of Justice, 1985 Oct, The
Promise of World Peace, p. 3)
    
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More than 2,000 Baha'is in the Northeast United States gathered in Stamford, Connecticut. The conference was in response to a call from the Universal House of Justice to gather together to celebrate the feats already achieved during the current Five Year Plan and to deliberate on its current needs.
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