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INDEX

A

à Zock, Tiati 130, 131

‘Abdu’l-Bahá 6, 27, 37, 61, 113, 118–119, 120, 123, 146, 157, 164, 166, 194, 212, 227–229, 246, 247, 260, 262, 264, 266, 268

Will and Testament of 165, 179, 180

writings of 22–25, 34, 168, 302, 330

Abzug, Bella 129

Adamson, Hugh 144

Advocates for African Food Security 129

Afnan, Abbas 305

Africa 33, 35, 58, 71, 102, 103, 284, 293

Ahdieh, Hushang 306

‘Alá’í, Chahabedine 306

Alaska 67, 71, 86, 107

Albania 15, 71, 82, 83, 106

Amatu’l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum 1, 29, 36, 47–54, 56, 63, 85, 177, 178

Amnesty International 152

Andaman and Nicobar Islands 101, 108

Angola 3, 29, 68, 103

Argentina 68, 113, 317, 321

Armenia 15, 100, 108

Armstrong, Leonora Holsapple 47, 49, 50, 54

arts 31, 33, 49, 54, 56, 66, 103, 111–113

Association ‎bahá’ie bahá’íe‎ de l’Architecture et de l’Urbanisme 139

Association for Bahá’í Studies 109–110

directory of 317–319

Association for Women in Development (AWID) 71, 131

Association médicale bahá’íe 319

Australasia 34

Australia 64, 71, 72, 73, 75, 95, 131, 153, 317, 321

Austria 66, 108, 111, 126, 130, 132, 133

Azerbaijan 15, 101, 108

B

Báb, the 4, 7, 61, 157, 164, 330

Shrine of 119, 121, 122, 123

writings of 34

Badí Foundation 240

Bahá’í Agency for Social and Economic Development (BASED) 71

Bahá’í Association for Arts 319

Bahá’í Computer and Communications Association 319

Bahá’í Conference on Law and International Order 85

Bahá’í Esperanto League 87, 88, 319

Bahá’í Faith

administrative order of 8–9

aims of 11–15

history of 4–9

spiritual and moral teachings 9–11

principles of 195

Bahá’í Frauen Forum (Bahá’í Women’s Forum) 74

Bahá’í Health Agency 319

Bahá’í Institute for the Built Environment 141

Bahá’í International Community 2, 4, 12–13, 74, 99, 125–136, 138–140, 141, 142, 145, 154, 157, 158, 159, 219, 286, 293, 294

Geneva Office 320

Office for the Advancement of Women 12, 29, 126, 131, 320

Office of Public Information 88, 126, 127, 134–136, 144, 145, 157, 319, 320

Office of the Environment 12, 126, 128, 129, 320

Office of the Secretary-General 319

offices and representations in 126

United Nations Office 12, 126–134, 145, 320

Bahá’í International Health Agency 302, 320

Bahá’í Justice Society 320

Bahá’í Medical Association of Canada 320

Bahá’í Office of the Environment for Taiwan 320

Bahá’í Peace Relay 78

Bahá’í Publishing Trusts, directory of 321–323

Bahá’í World Centre 4, 7, 31, 41, 61, 126, 184

Office of Social and Economic Development 236

Bahá’í World Centre, visitors to 134

Bahá’í World Web site 134, 157–160

Bahá’u’lláh 5–14, 27, 34, 35, 61, 88, 111, 123, 138, 146, 157, 164, 166, 178, 209, 210, 212, 216, 218, 219, 245, 258, 259, 260, 262, 264, 265, 266, 268, 269, 272, 277, 281, 285

Revelation of 190

teachings of 188

[Page 340]World Order of 54, 167, 171, 177, 187, 193–194, 196

writings of 19–22, 31, 329–330

Bahamas 58, 103 Baltic States 15, 79 Bangkok Declaration 253 Bangladesh 82, 84, 89, 97, 99, 105, 108 Barbados 69, 111 Belarus 15, 43, 57, 58, 243 Belgium 61, 69, 71, 95, 100, 321 Belize 68, 107 Benin 108 Bergen Music Festival 111 Berlin, Isaiah 193 Bermuda 99, 100, 317 Bertha Dobbins Day 96 Black Men’s Gathering 58, 102 Bolivia 59, 106, 108, 233–236, 295 Botswana 61, 68, 72, 80, 103, 108 Boyles, Ann 197 Brazil 1, 36, 44, 47–54, 56, 64, 79, 84, 100, 106, 128, 129, 135, 136, 139, 317, 321

Federal Chamber of Deputies 36, 48, 49–51, 56

Buddhism 35 Bulgaria 42, 60, 63, 68, 88 Burkina-Faso 90, 101 Burundi 31, 67

C

Calderón Sol, Armando, President of El Salvador 64 Cambodia 15, 29, 67, 108, 129, 236 Cameroon 3, 57, 58, 67, 71, 74, 82, 95, 101, 130, 294–297, 317, 321 Canada 3, 33, 58, 67, 70, 71, 76, 88, 103, 109, 112, 118, 122, 124, 139, 261, 302, 319, 320 Canadian Bahá’í International Development Service (CBIDS) 302 Canary Islands 69, 72, 77, 109 Cape Verde 44 Cardoso, Fernando Henrique, President of Brazil 51, 84 Caribbean region 34, 35, 58, 69, 131 Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden 96 Center for International Development and Conflict Management, University of Maryland 85 Central African Republic 57, 78, 96, 236 Centre for the Study of the Texts 114 Chad 58, 67, 108 Chair for Bahá’í Studies, Indore 93 Chaovalit Yong Chaiyut, Prime Minister of Thailand 99 children 30, 60, 82, 93, 94, 105, 107, 111, 112, 141, 257, 284, 286

education of 33

exploitation of 132, 133

rights of 84, 287–291

Chile 87, 317 China 91, 95, 158, 199, 231, 240 Christ, return of 123 Christopher, Warren, United States Secretary of State 98 Clinton, Bill, President of the United States 96, 97, 98 Clinton, Hillary Rodham, First Lady of the United States 97, 98 Club of Budapest 52, 85 Colombia 3, 48, 106, 136, 299, 317 Commission on Global Governance 66, 85 community 1, 30, 33, 56–61, 105, 197–219

development of 275–281

community life, Bahá’í 11 conflict resolution 141 Congo 109 consultation 280 Continental Board of Counsellors 42, 44 Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women 97 Convention on the Rights of the Child, statement on 287–291 Cook Islands 88 Costa Rica 58, 85, 106, 133 Côte d’Ivoire 67, 101, 107, 321 Couto, Sergio Resende 306 Covenant of Bahá’u’lláh 157, 269 Croatia 15, 71 Cyprus 3, 63, 84, 89 Czech Republic 15, 85, 87, 91

D

Deleuran, Tove 307 Demirel, Suleyman, President of the Turkish Republic 138 Denmark 71, 84, 132, 139, 158 development. See social and economic development Dialogue and Universalism 109 directory of Bahá’í agencies 317–323 Djalal Eghrari Rural Institute of the Amazon 53 [Page 341]

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Djalili, Omid 136 Dominican Republic, the 106 Dubai 134

E Earl, David M. 307 Earth Charter 128 Eastern Caroline Islands 99 École Instrument de Paix (EIP) 86 Ecuador 48, 70, 129, 318 education 29, 30, 50, 54, 66, 72, 89, 148, 279, 285, 288

schools, Bahá’í academic 91

Egypt 35 Eidelkhani, Jabbar 89 El Salvador 64, 81 Ellis, Wilma 73, 96, 98 Encyclopedia Britannica 4 environment 35, 49, 51, 81–82, 112, 128–129, 133, 134, 219

See also Bahá’í International Community, Office of the Environment

Equatorial Guinea 58, 60, 132 Eritrea 15, 107 Estonia 79, 101 Ethiopia 95, 106, 126 Ettehadieh Foundation 302 Europe 34, 36, 37, 284 European Bahá’í Business Forum 72, 88, 139, 141, 142, 320 European Bahá’í Family Task Force 141 European Bahá’í Task Force for Women 135 European Bahá’í Youth Council 36, 66, 139, 141, 142, 143, 320

F Falkland Islands 99 Faroe Islands 34, 100, 158 Federated States of Micronesia 129, 158 Fifth International Dialogue on the Transition to a Global Society 85, 135 Fiji 3, 321 Finland 63, 68, 87, 231, 243 Finnbogadóttir, Vigdis 85 France 37, 63, 71, 87, 95, 101, 106, 111, 122, 126, 132, 135, 139, 151, 319, 320 Freire, Paolo 237 French Guiana 64 French Polynesia 34 Furútan, ‘Alí-Akbar 61 Fynn, Kobina 44

G Gabon 44, 103 Gambia, the 74, 101 George, Wanita 308 Georgia 15, 104, 107, 108 German Templer Colony 123 Germany 70, 71, 74, 86, 111, 132, 139, 151, 318, 319, 321 Ghana 132, 318 global civilization 215, 216 global governance 51, 64, 85, 135, 141, 264 glossary of Bahá’í terms 333–338 Gorbachev, Mikhail 129 Gore, Al, Vice-President of the United States 85 governance, participatory 279 Greece 68, 89, 95 Green Light Expedition 49, 52–53 Greenland 36, 108, 158 GROOTS 141 Guardian of the Bahá’í Faith. See Shoghi Effendi Guardianship 8 Guinea 101, 103 Guinea-Bissau 44, 95 Guyana 64, 68, 83, 90, 236–239

H Haiti 106 Hands of the Cause of God 9 Harald V, King of Norway 111 Havel, Vaclav, President of the Czech Republic 85 Hawaii 70, 318 health 29, 74, 82, 91, 263 Health for Humanity 139, 141, 320 Holley, Horace 212, 213 Honduras 106, 136 Hong Kong 79, 82, 88, 92, 240, 320, 321 Hong Kong Bahá’í Professional Society 320 Houses of Worship 11, 57, 61–62

Australia 65, 75

India 61–62, 65

United States 173

human rights 12, 31, 84, 97, 126–127, 138, 247–273, 283–286, 287–291 Hungary 15, 67, 82, 85, 95, 111, 124, 134, 135

I Iceland 85 India 34, 35, 61–62, 65, 72, 73–74, 79, 91, 92–93, 95, 105, 135, 231, 318, 322 [Page 342]indigenous peoples 28, 33, 34, 48, 49, 53, 54, 57, 63, 69, 73, 75, 76, 78, 86, 102, 103, 113

institutes, Bahá’í 31, 32, 56, 67, 82, 106–109

interfaith activities 56, 79–81, 90

International Association of Bahá’í Publishers and Distributors 91, 320

International Bahá’í Archives Building 7

International Commission on Education for the 21st Century 284

International Forum of the Association for Women in Development 71

International Labor Organization 152

International Teaching Centre 28, 31, 45, 116, 118

involvement in the life of society 55–56, 81–91

Iran 33

Bahá’í community of 2, 13, 31, 35, 126, 136, 147–156

Iraq 164

Ireland 63, 66, 75, 95, 106, 112

Irfán Colloquium 110

Israel 2, 4, 61, 95, 101, 122, 123, 124, 126, 134, 164, 319

Italy 71, 86, 88, 89, 126, 129, 130, 133, 231, 318, 322

J

Jamaica 88, 129, 135

Japan 59, 60, 70, 78, 95, 110, 318, 322

Jordan 124, 134

K

Kazakhstan 15

Kenya 67, 72, 102, 106, 110, 126, 133, 135, 318, 322

Kiribati 70, 71–72, 92

Knights of Bahá’u’lláh 44, 96

Korea 60, 124, 134, 322

Krüger, Annemarie 42, 43

Kyrgyzstan 15, 66

L

Laghari, Farooq Ahmad, President of Pakistan 97

Landegg Academy 64, 85, 110, 127, 243, 321

landmark occasions 56, 61–64

Laszlo, Ervin 52

Latin America 34, 35, 106, 131

Latvia 100, 231

Lebanon 322

Lenelgau, Jean-Marie Leye, President of Vanuatu 96, 104

Lesotho 96, 99, 129

Letsie III, King of Lesotho 96, 99

Liberia 29

Liechtenstein 158

literacy 29, 32, 74, 90, 132, 236–239

Lithuania 105, 112

Locke, John 267

Locke, Kevin 113, 136

Locke, Patricia 73

Lord Waddington, Governor of Bermuda 99, 100

Louis Gregory Institute 58, 102

Lumière de l’Unité theater group 103

Luxembourg 82, 111

M

Macau 91, 239–242

Macedonia 71

Madagascar 104

Malawi 66, 90, 106

Malaysia 73, 90, 110, 139, 208, 295, 318, 322

Mali 101, 103, 108

Mamobato, Queen Mother of Lesotho 96

Manifestations of God 10, 37, 158, 189

Mariana Islands 60, 70, 71, 133

Marshall Islands 70

Martin Luther King Jr. Day 77

Mashriqu’l-Adhkár 277

Mauritius 80, 98, 104

Meerburg, Hector Alexander (Lex) 308

Menuhin, Sir Yehudi 85

Mexico 85, 106, 112

Microcredit Summit 136

Mírzá ‘Alí-Muḥammad. See the Báb

Mírzá Ḥusayn-‘Alí. See Bahá’u’lláh

Mitchell, Glenford E. 1, 163

Moldova 15, 31, 41, 42–43, 78, 111, 231

Monadjem, Shapoor 48

Mondschein, Jeffrey 308

Mongella, Gertrude 85

Mongolia 3, 15, 99, 104

moral development 31, 32, 50, 56, 91–93, 227–246, 289, 290

Moral Education Project, St. Petersburg, Russia 93, 242–245

Mottahedeh Development Services 321

Mount Carmel Projects 2, 28, 31, 56, 115–124

Myanmar 95 [Page 343]

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N

N’Dow, Wally, Secretary-General of Habitat II 98–99, 129, 138, 139, 143, 144, 145

Namibia 102, 158

National Spiritual Assembly 41–45

Native American Bahá’í Institute 69

Nepal 87

Netherlands 69, 71, 82, 86, 90, 111, 112, 139, 319, 322

New Zealand 58, 67, 76, 84, 103, 318

Nicaragua 129

Nigeria 44, 45, 73, 80, 81, 93, 102, 319, 322

Nodada, Julia 309

Norway 63, 111, 231, 322

Nur University

moral leadership training program 233–236

O

Ocean of Light project 34, 83, 104

On the Wings of Words literacy project 90, 236–239

One Country 126, 135–136

P

Pacific region 34, 36

Pakistan 81, 97, 322

Palazzi, Marcello, Chairman of World Business Forum at Habitat II 142

Panama 57, 78

Papua New Guinea 34, 63, 158

Paraguay 54, 63

Patassé, Ange Félix, President of the Central African Republic 96

peace 5, 14, 56, 63, 77–79, 86, 103, 113, 132, 270

Lesser Peace 191

Most Great Peace 166, 191

Peace Child International 141

Peace Monument, Brazil 79, 129

Peru 48, 66, 129

Philip, Prince (the Duke of Edinburgh) 134

Philippines 64, 83, 92, 93, 322

pioneering 37

Poland 15, 70, 109, 322

Pope John Paul II 98

Portugal 44, 63, 64, 322

prominent people 56, 95–99

Promise of World Peace, The 14, 76, 97

Prosperity of Humankind, The 15, 29, 76, 90, 97, 99, 138, 281

prosperity, global 31, 90, 128–129, 270

publications, selected new Bahá’í 325–327

Puerto Rico 319

R

race unity 55, 56, 75–77, 262

Race Unity Day 77

racism 127

radio 49, 59, 70

reading list of basic Bahá’í books 329–331

recognition 56, 100

Réunion 104

Richard Ralph, Governor of the Falkland Islands 99

Ridván 41, 43

Rogers, Otto Donald 112

Romania 15, 42, 84, 94, 111, 112, 122, 323

Root, Martha 47, 48

Ruhi Institute, Colombia 106, 107

Russia 15, 42, 63, 71, 93, 102, 110, 111, 136, 229–233, 242–245, 319, 323

Rwanda 31, 57, 95

S

São Tomé and Príncipe 31, 41, 44–45

Schechter, Fred 45

scholarship 56, 109–110

School of the Nations, Macau 91, 239–242

schools

spring 60, 68

summer 59, 60

winter 60

Schreiber, Elise 44

Semle, Fritz 309

Senegal 60, 103

Seychelles 104

Sezgin, Ilhan 42

Shaikhzadeh, Mohamad 309

Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh 97

Sherrill, Velma L. 310

Shoghi Effendi 1, 7, 8, 12, 27, 43, 44, 48, 157, 158, 163–196, 210, 215, 217, 260

community builder 166–175

interpreter 175–185

vision of 185–194

writings of 331

Sicily 15, 59

Sierra Leone 29, 57, 104, 129

Singapore 69, 71, 79, 80, 110, 112, 132, 319 [Page 344]Sister to Sister project 102 Slovak Republic 15, 95 Slovenia 15, 71, 129 social and economic development 28, 29, 31, 32, 35, 50, 56, 60, 71, 74, 89–91, 94, 128–129, 130, 132, 136, 160, 263, 293–302

statistics 315–316

Solomon Islands 83, 104, 107 Somavia, Juan 129 South Africa 73, 75, 95, 136 South Korea 59, 60, 68, 70 Southeast Asia 35 Spain 63, 67, 71, 72, 109, 134, 319, 323 Sparks of Peace 69 Sri Lanka 78, 105, 158 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 92 statistics of the Bahá’í world community 313–316 Strong, Maurice F. 129 Sudan 60 Suhm, Richard T. 310 Sultan Ibrahim Mbombo Njoya, Foumban, West Cameroon 95, 101 Suriname 64 Sustainable Communities in an Integrating World 99, 138, 140, 275–281 Swaziland 67, 102, 158 Sweden 63, 74, 95, 96, 133, 231, 302, 323 Switzerland 64, 84, 89, 98, 110, 125, 126, 127, 128, 139, 243, 318, 320, 321 Sylvia, Queen of Sweden 96

T

Taiwan 60, 70, 320, 323 Tajikistan 15 Tanzania 67, 106 Tartabú, Elena Hernandez 308 teaching the Bahá’í Faith 14, 100–106 Ten Year Plan 43, 44 Thailand 66, 92, 99, 110, 126 Thoresen, Lasse 111 Three Year Plan 45 Tito, Teburoro, President of Kiribati 72 Togo 90, 107 Tonga 106 Towers, Marc 311 Townshend International Secondary School 91 Traditional Media as Change Agent project 71, 74, 130, 131, 294–297 Trinidad and Tobago 60, 82, 319 Turkey 42, 89, 113, 116, 117, 122, 128, 134, 137–146, 164 Turkmenistan 15 Turning Point for All Nations 14, 86, 90, 97, 138, 281

U

Uganda 67, 90, 94, 323 Ukraine 15, 42, 43, 101, 103, 231 United Kingdom 85, 95, 99, 106, 110, 111, 132, 134, 135, 139, 144, 145, 318, 319, 320, 323

Northern Ireland 106, 112

Wales 75

United Nations 12, 66, 83, 100, 125–136, 151, 153, 191, 285

Children’s Fund (UNICEF) 92, 126, 130, 131, 133, 291

Commission for Social Development 133

Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice 133

Commission on Human Rights 84, 127, 153, 155, 156, 285

Commission on Human Settlements 133

Commission on Narcotic Drugs 133

Commission on Sustainable Development 133

Commission on the Status of Women 133

Conference on Environment and Development (Earth Summit) 12, 125, 128, 129

Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II) 2, 99, 113, 128, 129, 135, 136, 137–146, 219, 275

Convention on the Rights of the Child 127

Convention on Women 131

Decade for Human Rights Education 127, 283–286

Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) 74, 130

Development Program (UNDP) 85, 87, 90

Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) 126, 133, 155

Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean 133

Educational, Scientific, and Cultural

[Page 345]:Organization (UNESCO) 85, 88, 141, 291

fiftieth anniversary of 14, 29, 158

Fourth World Conference on Women 12, 29, 73, 97, 131, 132, 158

General Assembly 128, 155

Human Rights Committee 84

Human Rights Day 75, 84, 97, 285

Human Rights Sub-Commission 155

International Conference on Globalization and Citizenship 128

International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights 256

International Day for the Eradication of Poverty 135

International Day of Peace 83

International Day of the Family 82

International Volunteers’ Day for Social and Economic Development 83

International Women’s Day 71, 72

International Year of Peace 158

New Agenda for Development in Africa in the 1990’s (UN-NADAF) 130, 131

Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) 128

Rio + 5 Forum 128

Special Rapporteur on religious intolerance 153, 154, 155, 156

Special Representative on Iran 153, 154, 155

Sub-Commission on the Prevention of Discrimination and the Protection of Minorities 127, 154

United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) 294

Universal Declaration of Human Rights 204, 248, 251, 254, 256, 265, 285

Vienna Declaration 253, 287

World Conference on Human Rights 12

World Food Summit 88, 129, 130, 133, 136

World Peace Day 77, 78

World Summit for Social Development 12, 14, 29, 128, 129, 144, 158

World Youth Forum 129, 133, 134

United States 42, 44, 58, 63, 67, 69, 71, 76, 77, 89, 95, 96, 97, 98, 102, 106, 108, 110, 125, 126, 131, 133, 134, 139, 141, 151, 152, 200–206, 261, 271, 319, 320, 321, 323

Unity in Diversity week 76

Universal House of Justice 2, 4, 8, 9, 27–37, 42, 45, 61, 115, 122, 124, 134, 135, 157, 175, 210, 237, 266, 269, 270, 273

Uruguay 83, 86, 106

USA Today 159

Ustinov, Sir Peter 85

Uzbekistan 15

V

Vanuatu 62, 96, 104

Varqá Foundation 237

Varqá, Dr. ‘Alí-Muḥammad 59

Venezuela 48, 110, 319

Virgin Islands 60, 108

Vision TV 76

Vivian Wesson Institute 107

Voices of Bahá’í choir 111, 112

W

Wales 60

Walker, Guilda 134

Weinberg, Matthew 2

West Leeward Islands 69, 71

Western and Central Asia 34

Western Caroline Islands 59

Western Samoa 3, 65, 94

WETV 88

Willems, Wilhelmina 311

William Mmutle Masetlha Foundation 294, 297–302

Banani International Secondary School 91, 130, 297, 298–299

literacy project 298, 299

primary health care project 298, 299

William Mmutle Masetlha Institute 297–298

Wilmette Institute 110

women 3, 31, 50, 52, 56, 66, 71–74, 75, 80, 81, 84, 86, 92, 135, 138, 141, 142, 158, 257, 263, 280

advancement of 29, 32, 36, 49, 130–133, 294–297, 299–301, 302

See also Bahá’í International Community, Office for the Advancement of Women

[Page 346]world citizenship 83, 138, 279, 281 World Community Foundation 302, 321 World Conference on Religion and Peace (WCRP) 132, 133 World Day of Refusal of Extreme Poverty 87 World Religion Day 79, 80 World Wide Web 2, 134 World Wildlife Fund 134

Y

youth 29, 30, 56, 64–71, 72, 89, 100–102, 113, 129, 133, 140, 141, 142–144, 148, 284, 286, 290, 299 workshops 3, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71 Yugoslavia 134

Z

Zaire 107 Zambia 2, 4, 67, 91, 99, 130, 294, 297–302 Zimbabwe 59, 105 ZIPOPO or The Happy Hippo Show 229–233 [Page 351]

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153 OF THE BAHÁ’Í ERA [Page 352]In just over one hundred years, the Bahá’í Faith has grown from widespread of the independent world religions. Embracing people from more than 2,100 ethnic, racial, and tribal groups, it is quite likely the most diverse organized body of people on the planet today. Its unity challenges prevailing theory about human nature and the prospects for our common future.

The Faith's central message is that of unity. Its Founder, Bahá’u’lláh, teaches that there is only one God, that there is only one human race, and that all the world's religions have been stages in the revelation of God's purpose for humankind. Today, humanity has collectively come of age: "The earth is but one country," Bahá’u’lláh asserts, "and mankind its citizens." The emergence of the Bahá’í community offers persuasive evidence that the human race, in all its diversity, can learn to live and work as a single people in its planetary homeland.

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