Bahá'u'lláh - That one indeed is a man who, today, dedicateth himself to the service of t

That one indeed is a man who, today, dedicateth himself to the service of the entire human race. The Great Being saith: Blessed and happy is he that ariseth to promote the best interests of the peoples and kindreds of the earth. It is not for him to pride himself who loveth his own country, but rather for him who loveth the whole world. The earth is but one country, and mankind its citizens.

- Bahá'u'lláh

source: "Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh". Book by Bahá'u'lláh edited and translated by Shoghi Effendi, 1935.

topic: Country, Blessed, Pride, Country Love, Whole World, Patriotism And Nationalism, World Citizen, Baha