Steven Runciman Quote

Unlike Christianity, which preached a peace that it never achieved, Islam unashamedly came with a sword.


A History of the Crusades (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, [1951-54] 1957) vol. 1 p. 15.


Unlike Christianity, which preached a peace that it never achieved, Islam unashamedly came with a sword.

Unlike Christianity, which preached a peace that it never achieved, Islam unashamedly came with a sword.

Unlike Christianity, which preached a peace that it never achieved, Islam unashamedly came with a sword.

Unlike Christianity, which preached a peace that it never achieved, Islam unashamedly came with a sword.