Genghis Khan — "The greatest joy for a man is to defeat his enemies, to drive them before him, t…"

The greatest joy for a man is to defeat his enemies, to drive them before him, to ride their horses, to take away their possessions, to gaze upon their weeping faces, to embrace their wives and daughters.
Genghis Khan — Genghis Khan Medieval · Mongol Empire founder

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Reported by Persian historian Ata-Malik Juvayni in 'Tarīkh-i Jahāngushā' (History of the World Conqueror)

Date: c. 1220s (recorded later)

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