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“The Crusades were not unprovoked. They were not the first round of European colonialism. They were not conducted for land, loot, or converts. The…

— Rodney Stark

Systems and processes are essential to keep the crusade going, but they should not replace the crusade.

— Simon Sinek

“Many critics of the Crusades would seem to suppose that after the Muslims had overrun a major portion of Christendom, they should have been…

— Rodney Stark

The awful atrocities of religion happened when people assume that God shares your likes and dislikes. The Crusaders when into battle to kill Muslims…

— Karen Armstrong

During the crusades all were religious mad, and now all are mad for want of it.

— J. G. Stedman

Policies are judged by their consequences but crusades are judged by how good they make the crusaders feel.

— Thomas Sowell

It took 200 years for the Crusaders to create [this] Muslim fanaticism. It was the exact imitation of Christian intolerance.

— Terry Jones

“Mackay had a low opinion of all Crusades. The Children’s Crusade struck him as only slightly more sordid than the ten Crusades for grown-ups.…

— Kurt Vonnegut

“.. The slaughter lasted the best part of two days. When it was over, the crusade leaders went in solemn procession to the church…

— Geoffrey Hindley

“When the Christian Crusaders in the East came into collision with that invincible order of assassins, that order of free spirits par excellence, whose…

— Friedrich Nietzsche

In the holy city of Mecca, violence of any kind was forbidden. From the moment they left home, pilgrims were not permitted to carry…

— Karen Armstrong

“Bethlehem was occupied by the Crusaders between 1099 and 1187, and a hospital and a hospice for pilgrims were constructed in the town during this time.”

— Charles River Editors