Goals Quote by Michael Baigent

“The Templars were sworn to poverty, chastity, and obedience.”

— Michael Baigent

“the first historical information on the Templars is provided by a Frankish historian, Guillaume de Tyre, who wrote between 1175 and 1185.”

— Michael Baigent

“The founders of Freemasonry—whoever they were—were certainly aware of the history of the Templars, and they were clearly inspired by Templar ideals: devotion to…

— Mark E. Kolko-Rivera

“The Templars' mental confusion makes them indecipherable. That's why so many people venerate them.”

— Umberto Eco

“Simon Templar was a man who couldn’t help spreading melodrama all around him like an infectious disease.”

— Leslie Charteris

“All members of the order were obliged to wear white habits of surcoats and cloaks, and these soon evolved into the distinctive white mantle…

— Michael Baigent

And in this battle, Brother William (Guillaume), Master of the Templars, lost an eye; and he had lost the other on the previous Shrove…

— Jean de Joinville

“I will protect those who cannot protect themselves. --Second Ideal of the Knights Radiant”

— Brandon Sanderson

“TO BE “THE SEWER OF CHRISTENDOM and drain all the discords out of it” was the primary function of the Crusades,”

— Barbara W. Tuchman

“As pilgrims, we're wayfarers who dance with as much integrity, grace, and clarity as we can muster.”

— Mary Ellen Trahan

“It hath been the constant practice of the saints in all their dangers and straits, whether from enemies within or without, from sin, devils,…

— William Gurnall

“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