"The bedrock of a strategy that can engage the world's population in assuming responsibility for its collective destiny must be the consciousness of the oneness of humankind..."
"...Only in a consultative framework made possible by the consciousness of the organic unity of humankind can all aspects of the concern for human rights find legitimate and creative expression..."
"Since the body of humankind is one and indivisible, each member of the race is born into the world as a trust of the whole...
The principle of collective trusteeship creates the right of every person to expect that those cultural conditions essential to his or her identity enjoy the protection of national and international law. Much like the role played by the gene pool in the biological life of humankind and its environment, the immense wealth of cultural diversity achieved over thousands of years is vital to the social and economic development of a human race experiencing its collective coming-of-age. It represents a heritage that must be permitted to bear its fruit in a global civilization. On the one hand, cultural expressions need to be protected from suffocation by the materialistic influences currently holding sway. On the other, cultures must be enabled to interact with one another in ever-changing patterns of civilization, free of manipulation for partisan political ends."
[Above excerpts taken from The Prosperity of Humankind]. To read the entire compilation, weblink is shared below:
https://www.bic.org/statements/prosperity-humankind
A Baha'i Perspective: The Prosperity of Humankind | Bahá’í International Community
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