They must rely on educational methods and on the force of good example, not on violence, for bringing about a better state of affairs in the nation.

Baha'u'llah says:-- In every country where any of this community reside, they must behave toward the government of that country with faithfulness, truthfulness, and obedience .-- Glad Tidings.
O people of God! Adorn your temples with the mantle of trustworthiness and integrity; then assist your Lord with the hosts of good deeds and good morals.

Verily We have forbidden you sedition and strife, in My Books and Epistles, in My Writings and Tablets; and by this We have desired only your loftiness and exaltation .-- Tablet of I_sh_raqat.
Appointment and Promotion In making appointments, the only criterion must be fitness for the position.

Before this paramount consideration, all others, such as seniority, social or financial status, family connection or personal friendship, must give way.

Baha'u'llah says in the Tablet of I_sh_raqat:-- The fifth I_sh_raq (Effulgence) is the knowledge by governments of the condition of the governed, and the conferring of ranks according to desert and merit.