"Were the crusades a clash of civilizations? In brief, yes. That at least is the answer that the crusaders would have …"

"If the crusades have any lesson to teach us it is this... Mixing myths (in the proper sense) with politics leads only…"

"This is one moral I am comfortable drawing: When the leaders who direct wars and the men who wield the weapons of war…"

"One of the most memorable twelfth-century observations about the crusade was how comfortable the soldiers felt around…"

"Americans have always been especially prone to regard all things as resulting from the free choice of a free will. Pr…"

"Democracy is clearly most appropriate for countries which enjoy an economic surplus and least appropriate for countri…"

"Here, for the last time together, appeared a triumvirate of old men, relics of a golden age, who still towered like g…"

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"In the first century , Roman warriors invaded Persia for power and plunder and were captivated by the s. Following hi…"

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