A seed has been planted in the states of America. Many people have become stirred and roused to excitement. The rest is now in Gods hands. Praised be God, we have acted in accordance with the injunction of Jesus Christ - in every land and city through which we have passed, no dust has settled on our hem or on our shoes,’ and we have spread the sweet savours of God and promulgated His Word with the utmost detachment.
- 'Abdu'l-Baha (Words of ‘Abdu’l-Baha en route to Liverpool, on board the Celtic, 5 December 1912; recorded by Mahmud Zarqani, His secretary and chronicler during His travels in the West; ‘Mahmud’s Diary’, vol. 2: ‘Abdu’l-Baha in Europe 1912-1913)