A man's greatest work is to break his enemies, to drive them before him, to take from them all the things that have been theirs, to hear the weeping of those who cherished them.
Mongol Empire founder
A man's greatest work is to break his enemies, to drive them before him, to take from them all the things that have been theirs, to hear the weeping of those who cherished them.
Mongol Empire founder
A variant of his 'greatest happiness' quote, emphasizing the brutal and destructive aspects of conquest.
c. 1206-1227
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