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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"Come and see the city of Bukhara! How the work of God's artisans has been thrown into the dust!"
Shocking"The pleasure and joy of man lies in treading down the rebel and conquering the enemy, in tearing him up by the root, in taking all that he has, in making his married women weep and wail, in riding his…"
Strange & Unusual"The greatest happiness is to scatter your enemy, to drive him before you, to see his cities reduced to ashes."
Strange & Unusual"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."
Controversial"I am the scourge of God."
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