The Patriarch Joseph, after agreeing with the Latins that their formula of the Holy Ghost proceeding from the Son meant the same as the Greek formula of the Holy Ghost proceeding through the Son, fell ill and died. An unkind… — Steven Runciman Copy Share Image
Unlike Christianity, which preached a peace that it never achieved, Islam unashamedly came with a sword. — Steven Runciman Copy Share
“Their lives were precarious and they knew it. They were trying their best to fit themselves into a country which would never quite accept… — Steven Runciman Copy Share
I believe that the supreme duty of the historian is to write history, that is to say, to attempt to record in one sweeping… — Steven Runciman Copy Share
Riches should come as the reward for hard work, preferably by one's forebears — Steven Runciman Copy Share
The Patriarch Joseph, after agreeing with the Latins that their formula of the Holy Ghost proceeding from the Son meant the same as the… — Steven Runciman Copy Share
