Steven Runciman
Sir James Cochran Stevenson Runciman CH (1903-07-07 - 2000-11-01), better known as Sir Steven Runciman, was a British mediaeval historian known for his work on the Middle Ages.
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- Unlike Christianity, which preached a peace that it never achieved, Islam unashamedly came with a sword.
- I believe that the supreme duty of the historian is to write history, that is to say, to attempt to record in one sweeping sequence the greater events and movements that have swayed the destiny of man.
- Riches should come as the reward for hard work, preferably one's forebears.
