War & Violence Sayings

15 sayings found from the Medieval era from 7 authors

I am the will of God, the terror of mankind.

— Genghis Khan c. 1200s
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The Chinese are a people who are very skillful, but they are not religious.

— Ibn Battuta 1340s
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They are a very savage and brutal people, and they kill and eat all who fall into their hands.

— Marco Polo c. 1298-1299
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They are a very quarrelsome people, and they are always fighting among themselves, and they kill each other for trifles.

— Marco Polo c. 1298-1299
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They are a very cruel and bloodthirsty people, and they delight in war and slaughter.

— Marco Polo c. 1298-1299
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The people of this island are very skilled in magic, and they can make the weather change at their will.

— Marco Polo c. 1298-1299
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They are a very cunning people, and they use many stratagems in war to defeat their enemies.

— Marco Polo c. 1298-1299
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I have been made victorious with awe (by Allah) by terrorizing my enemies.

— Muhammad c. 620s-630s CE
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Kill any pagan you encounter on the spot.

— Muhammad c. 630 CE
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The Hour will not be established until you fight with the Jews, and the stone behind which a Jew will be hiding will say. 'O Muslim! There is a Jew hiding behind me, so kill him.'

— Muhammad c. 620s-630s CE
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The greatest glory of a king is to be a terror to his enemies.

— Richard the Lionheart c. 1190
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Let the Jews be killed, for they are the enemies of Christ.

— Richard the Lionheart 1189
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The blood of our martyrs cries out for vengeance.

— Saladin c. 1180s
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The tears of a child are more powerful than the swords of an army.

— Saladin c. 1180s
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Heretics can not only be excommunicated, but also justly killed.

— Thomas Aquinas c. 1265-1274
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