That which Christ taught, they taught; for that has always been their work. But it is the way in which education and new reforms have worked out in modern civilization that has covered the real spirit of religion; the nations gradually unlearned what true religion was, and became more and more depraved. Christ came to re-awaken the ancient truth. And then Mohammed formed not only a nation with his spiritual message, but also a school in which love, co-operation, equality, and democracy could be learned: the truth that on the dependence of men on one another the happiness of humanity depends. Hence it is written, "Every Muslim is a brother of another Muslim." If a king and a prime minister are offering prayer, a poor man can stand beside them and offer his prayers with them.