"A man's greatest work is to break his enemies, to drive them before him, to take from them all that they possess, to ride their horses, and to make sweet music by piercing their wives and daughters."

"Heaven has appointed me to rule all the nations, for hitherto there has been no order upon the earth."

"I am the arm of God, and my mission is to punish the wicked."

"The bow is useless without the arrow, and the arrow is useless without the bow. So too are a leader and his people."

"Man's highest joy is in victory: to conquer one's enemies, to pursue them, to deprive them of their possessions, to make their beloved ones weep, to ride on their horses, and to embrace their wives an…"