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The laws of Baha'u'llah are not an expression of divine caprice, nor do they suppress or violate human nature. The are "not imposition of will, or of power, or pleasure, but the resolutions of truth, reason and justice". (Pt) They are "the lamps of My loving providence among My servants, and the keys of My mercy for My creatures", "the highest means for the maintenance of order in the world and the security of its peoples". This is why true freedom consists in "man's submission unto My commandments, little as ye know it... The liberty that profiteth you is to be found nowhere except in complete servitude unto God, the Eternal Truth."
(36:2)
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