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It is a glorious message, but how are its proposals to be carried into effect? Prophets have preached, poets have sung and saints have prayed about these things for thousands of years, but diversities of religion have not ceased nor have strife and bloodshed and discord been annulled. What is there to show that now the miracle is to be accomplished? Are there any new factors in the situation? Is not human nature the same as it ever was, and will it not continue to be the same while the world lasts? If two people want the same thing, or two nations, will they not fight for it in the future as they have done in the past? If Moses, Buddha, Christ and Muhammad failed to achieve world unity will Baha'u'llah succeed? If all previous faiths become corrupted and rent asunder into sects will not the Baha'i Faith share the same fate? Let us see what answer the Baha'i teachings give to these and similar questions
(78:3)
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