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The greatest joy for a man is to defeat his enemies, to drive them before him, to take from them all they possess, to see those they love in tears, to ride their horses, and to hold their wives and daughters in his arms.
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As quoted in Genghis Khan & the Mongols (1973) by Michael Gibson, p. 3; this has been disputed with the statement that it was "not recorded until a century after his death and is surprisingly out of character." .
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The real greatest pleasure of men is to repress rebels and defeat enemies, to exterminate them and grab everything they have; to see their married women crying, to ride on their steeds with smooth backs, to treat their beautiful queens and concubines as pajamas and pillows, to stare and kiss their rose-colored faces and to suck their sweet lips of nipple-colored.
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As quoted in Jami' al-tawarikh, Vol. 1, the second part (?? ??? ????) (1983) by Rash?d al-D?n Tab?b, translated by Yu, Dajun & Zhou, Jianqi, p. 362 ISBN 9787100015301

 

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When I hold you in my arms,
I know that I can't do no wrong.
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