About the Bahá'í Principles
About the Bahá'í Principles

The Oneness of MankindUniversal PeaceIndependent Investigation of TruthThe Common Foundation of All ReligionsThe Essential Harmony of Science and ReligionThe Equality of Women and MenElimination of Prejudice of All KindsUniversal Compulsory EducationA Spiritual Solution to Economic ProblemsA Universal Auxiliary LanguageAbout the Bahá'í PrinciplesVideo Content

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Principles of the Teaching of Bahá'u'lláh:
Universal Compulsory Education

Observe carefully how education and the arts of civilization bring honor, prosperity, independence and freedom to a government and its people.

It is, furthermore, a vital necessity to establish schools throughout ..., even in the smallest country towns and villages, and to encourage the people in every possible way to have their children learn to read and write. If necessary, education should even be made compulsory. Until the nerves and arteries of the nation stir into life, every measure that is attempted will prove vain; for the people are as the human body, and determination and the will to struggle are as the soul, and a soulless body does not move. This dynamic power is present to a superlative degree in the very nature of the ... people, and the spread of education will release it.

('Abdu'l-Bahá: Secret of Divine Civilization, Pages: 111-112)

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View a larger picture. The ceremony also included Bahá'í children singing selections from the Bahá'í writings in French and Tahitian.

Francis Dubois, a Bahá'í from Paea, summed up the feelings of those present when he rejoiced in seeing the physical presence of the Faith established: "Our hearts are on fire and filled with joy," Mr. Dubois said.

The opening ceremony came only eight months after the Local Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Huahine decided to undertake the project.

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