When Mírzá Munír stated that one of the Arab travelers had
spoken to him about Mírzá Kheiralla's arrogance and heedlessness, 'Abdu'l-Bahá
replied:
"The poor man has become nameless and debased both in this
world and in the Kingdom. What a high honor he had! But as he did not
appreciate the fact, it all came to naught. He wished to be made the leader of
America and wrote plainly to me to this effect. One of the answers I gave him
was, 'Cast aside all mention of the ruler and the ruled, the governor and the
governed.'"
- 'Abdu'l-Baha (Words of ‘Abdu’l-Baha aboard the Cedric on the way to America, March
26, 1912; recorded by Mahmud Zarqani; ‘Mahmud’s Diary’)
