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Asked by Frank Aumack Jr from usa | Dec. 08, 2014 19:03

About:Marco Polo

Is this a true quote from Marco Polo?? Is it in His Book?

"The militant Muslim is the person who beheads the infidel, while the moderate Muslim holds the feet of the victim." - Marco Polo, 1254-1324.

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Answered by Andy | Dec. 09, 2014 00:10

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Frank, this sentence is quoted many times and is regarded as Marco Polo's saying. However, I didn't find a proof that it was written by him in his book.

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Answered by samrah | Jan. 13, 2015 08:05

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Yes, muslims are very toleranceful.

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Answered by Chad Hauser | Jan. 14, 2015 20:12

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I think you mean tolerant. The words "moderate" and "militant" where not words commonly used back in the 1300's (or even invented to be used in this fashion) so the whole quote is a simple fabrication. Marco Polo wrote about different cultures with fascination, not judgement. This type of remark would have been quite out of character even if the vocabulary was correct.

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