Words to the Russian Consul-General of Beirut, spoken on 1913-11-09
OOL 06 30119Phelps:ABU 1538
ABU 1538•‘Abdu’l-Bahá
Reported Utterance
Words to the Russian Consul-General of Beirut, spoken on 1913-11-09
200 words
Translation:
Provisional translation
A ruler must consider himself the real father of all the people. Just as the father is solicitous about the education of his sons
DAS.Diary notebooks and letters of Mirza Ahmad Sohrab, Dec. 1912 – Jun. 1915. English and Persian diary notebooks and letters held in the U.S. National Bahá’í Archives. Often quoted in other sources such as SW. Catalog entries are indexed by date and include only the English notebooks and letters. Letters from 1 Jul 1913 through 19 Oct. 1914 found here: https://bahai-library.com/sohrab_diary_letters_1913-1914