Genghis Khan — "A man's greatest work is to break his enemies, to drive them before him, to take…"

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.
Genghis Khan — Genghis Khan Medieval · Mongol Empire founder

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Alternative translation/interpretation of the same quote, found in various historical texts.

Date: c. 1220s (recorded later)

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