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Be of one mind and one faith, that you may conquer your enemies and lead long and happy lives.

— Genghis Khan The Mongol Empire: Its Rise and Legacy (1940)

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I am the punishment of God. If you had not committed great sins, God would not have sent a punishment like me upon you.

With Heaven’s aid I have conquered for you a huge empire... But my life was too short to achieve the conquest of the world. That task is left for you.

If one must drink, then let one drink thrice a month, for more is bad. If one gets drunk twice a month, it is better; if one gets drunk once a month, that is better still; and if one doesn't drink at all, that is the best of all.

Generally, from that time on, division appeared among the Mongols. Genghis Khan had advised his sons to maintain agreement and unity, saying, “So long as you agree with each other, fortune and triumph will be your friends, and no opponent can achieve victory.” It was through this quality that it was possible for him and his offspring to conquer most of the countries of the world.

After us, the people of our race will wear garments of gold; they will eat sweet, greasy food, ride splendid coursers, and hold in their arms the loveliest of women, and they will forget that they owe these things to us.

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Love is the active, working principle in all true faith. It is its very soul, without which it is dead. "Faith works by love."

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