The greatest joy a man can know is to conquer his enemies and drive them
before him. To ride their horses and take away their possessions. To see
the faces of those who were dear to them bedewed with tears, and to clasp
their wives and daughters to his arms.
-- Genghis Khan
before him. To ride their horses and take away their possessions. To see
the faces of those who were dear to them bedewed with tears, and to clasp
their wives and daughters to his arms.
-- Genghis Khan
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- The greatest pleasure is to vanquish your enemies
and chase them before you,
to rob them of their wealth and to see those dear... - The greatest happiness is to scatter your enemy, to drive him before
you,
to see his cities reduced to ashes, to see those who... - Man's greatest joy is to slay his enemy, plunder his riches,
ride his steeds, see the tears of his loved ones and... - Just look at that face. The face of a thinker, a warrior,
a man for all seasons. Yet, Ira Graves was not perfect... - They are fools that think that wealth or women or strong drink or even
drugs can buy the most in effort out of the soul of a man.
These things offer pale pleasures compared to that... - He who cannot agree with his enemies is controlled by them.
Chinese... - Death scene of Cyrano ]
It is coming... I feel
Already shod with marble.
gloved with lead... Let the old fellow come now! He... - You can always judge a man by the quality of his enemies.
Doctor... - If we fight a war and win it with H-bombs, what history will remember
is not the ideals we were fighting for but the methods we used to
accomplish them.
These methods will be compared to the warfare of Genghis...
