"We, however, place the love of God and His honour above our own and above the acquisition of many regions."

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Richard on King Philip II of France's early departure from the Third Crusade; Quoted in Christopher Tyerman, God's War: A New History of the Crusades, Harvard University Press, 2006, (p.455). (from primary source)