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Striking Quotes on Mongolia

"Nothing in common"

"Mongol People have nothing in common with the Chinese"
--- Tsedendambyn in Modern Mongolia: A Concise History

"Successfully eradicted"

“The Mongolian People’s Republic is perhaps unique in having successfully eradicated almost all vestiges of religion, from the dogma once taught to the people, to the individual monastic institutions that once existed all across Mongolia. […] Religion…is no longer a social factor in the Mongolian People´s Republic ”
--- Lary Moses in The politcal role of Mongol Buddhism

"Chinggis' Mongolia??!!"

...the state of Mongolia is normally refered to as Chinggis' Mongolia...Referring to the county in this way not only acknowledges the great merits of Chinggis Khaan in founding the Mongol Empire but also associates Mongolia with other valuable accomplishments in the whole of civilization and history (page 14).
--- Tsegmedin Natsagdorj in Mongolia of Chinggis

"Too short"

"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."
---Genghis Khan, to his sons at the end of his life.

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