Calm down Genghis.
I believe they are quoting a bit of Conan the Barbarian.
And those quotes were paraphrased from a Gengis Khan quote;
“The greatest happiness is to vanquish your enemies, to chase them before you, to rob them of their wealth, to see those dear to them bathed in tears, to clasp to your bosom their wives and daughters.
What you said made sense, but "never trust internet strangers," so I did some investigating. To paraphrase: It is attributed to Ghenghis in the works of Ibn Battuta, written around 100 years after Ghenghis. He got the quote anecdotally from someone born 20 years after Khan died. It seems to be attributed to him by others after the fact; there are no contemporaneous in-community references to him saying this. There may be more to it the more it is looked into, I did some hasty research. Also, Conan left out the part where Ghenghis allegedly talk about riding the horses of the conquered, which would jibe with Mongols' version of Maslow's hierarchy of needs.
Not arguing- yous' right that it is an homage to Ghenghis. I found the backstory interesting and thought to share.
It's nice to see someone following.
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