A “warlike spirit became so common among the clergy, ” says the Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature, by McClintock and Strong,“ that whenever anything was to be gained [by it], they were ever ready for war. ”
Suatu ” semangat berperang menjadi begitu umum di kalangan para pemimpin agama ”, kata Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature, oleh McClintock dan Strong, ” sehingga kapan pun ada sesuatu yang hendak didapat [melalui perang], mereka selalu siap untuk berperang ”.