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Perfecting this method of instantaneous electronic communication “contributed to the rapid expansion of the West” during the 19th century and “laid the groundwork for today’s 24/7 mass media culture.” Advances in transportation and communication liberated people from isolation and brought Americans into a global economy.

This past weekend I joined millions of fellow Baha’is in observing one of our principal holy days, the Declaration of the Bab.