Regard men as a flock of sheep that need
a shepherd for their protection. This, verily, is the truth, the certain truth.
We approve of liberty in certain circumstances, and refuse to sanction it in
others. We, verily, are the All- Knowing.
- Baha’u’llah (‘Gleanings from the
Writings of Bahá'u'lláh’; The Compilation of Compilations vol. I, A Chase and
Holy Life)