military strategy
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"The story begins long before birth, and sometimes it can be many generations before and sometimes only shortly before."
— Jack Weatherford in Jack Weatherford: Genghis Khan and the Mongol Empire
"He learned very early on that you cannot trust family."
— Jack Weatherford in Jack Weatherford: Genghis Khan and the Mongol Empire
"The Mongol, the horse and the bow were a perfect combination and it was the most lethal weapon known to the world before the modern era."
— Jack Weatherford in Jack Weatherford: Genghis Khan and the Mongol Empire
"If we can be honest with ourselves and strip away our own lies about ourselves, then perhaps we will be more ethical in our dealings with other people."
— Jack Weatherford in Jack Weatherford: Genghis Khan and the Mongol Empire
"You would’ve buried your children."
— Gregory Aldrete in Gregory Aldrete: The Roman Empire - Rise and Fall of Ancient Rome
"He’s politically savvy and he’s very good at what today we would call, manipulation of your public image and propaganda."
— Gregory Aldrete in Gregory Aldrete: The Roman Empire - Rise and Fall of Ancient Rome
"The Roman Empire didn’t fall. It was murdered."
— French historian in Gregory Aldrete: The Roman Empire - Rise and Fall of Ancient Rome