Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople Quotes

Arrogance and fanaticism cause the hardening of positions taken and entrenchment can only lead to a dead end.

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople

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  Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople
  • Lead
  • Fanaticism
  • Dead End