Quotes About Conquest

They cannot stand alone against us," Temujin said. "We will take them one by one.

If he had learned anything from his father's fate, it was to win, no matter how you did it. It was not important if someone else was hurt, or killed. If you won, you would be forgiven anything. You could be taken from a stinking ger and forced through the ranks until a thousand men followed your orders as if they came from the khan himself. Blood and talent. The nation was built on both.

Kublai went on as if he had not spoken. "Before you all, in the lands of my enemies, I declare myself great khan of the nation, of the khanates under my brothers, Hulegu and Arik-Boke, of the Chagatai khanate and all others. I declare myself great khan of the Chin lands and the Sung. I have spoken and my word is iron!

He did not fear such enemies, nor a dozen armies like them. He was khan of the sea of grass and they were just city men, soft and fat for all their bluster and sharp swords. He would cut them down.

I have not given thought to what comes after the battles. Perhaps I will rule. Is that not the right of a conqueror?

There is a world outside the one we know," he said softly, "with cultures and races and armies who have never heard of us. Yes, and cities greater than Yenking and Karakorum. To survive, to grow, we must remain strong. We must conquer new lands, so that our army is always fed, always moving. To stop is to die, Chagatai.

Genghis snorted. "Men always die in war. Their kings expect it. I want them to know that if they resist me, they are putting their hand in the mouth of a wolf. They will lose everything and they can expect no mercy.

This is a hard land and the people are used to death. If I am to rule them, they must know that to face me is to be destroyed. They must be afraid, Chakahai. It is the only way.

The world will hear my name." When he spoke again, it was so quiet that Kokchu had to strain to hear him. "This is not a time of death, shaman. We are one people and there will be no more battles between us. I will summon us all. Cities will fall to us, new lands will be ours to ride. Women will weep and I will be pleased to hear it.

The world has grown too large for one army of the nation, my brother. You will ride where I tell you to ride, conquer where I tell you to conquer. The world is yours, if you can put aside the base part of you that tells you to rule it all. That you may not have. Now give me an answer and your oath. Your word is iron, brother, and I will take it. Or I can just kill you now.

Nothing pleased the Mongols more than a good trick on the field of battle.

Conn Iggulden

God had mercy, he knew. The Mongols had none.

I will be khan of them all. We are one people and one man can lead them. How else can we take the cities of the Chin?

Periodista: -¿Por qué vá a subir al Everest? Mallory: -Porque está ahí.

In this sign shalt thou conquer.

We shall take a star out of the skies and shall set thousands of worlds on fire...

Where they make a desert, they call it peace.

Like locusts on new corn, Gian had landed on her, struggling to undress as he kissed her.

For the victor peace means the preservation of the position of power which he has secured. For the vanquished it means resigning himself to the position left to him.

The victor belongs to the spoils.

Victories are always important.

Legend remains victorious in spite of history.

Hence it comes about that all armed Prophets have been victorious, and all unarmed Prophets have been destroyed.