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I slew when God commanded me, plundered

because it was the means He pointed out to

me. Treacherous I was not, but I helped my

weakness in resource and numbers by ruse

and stratagem, I conquered physical force by

keenness of wit and brain-power. The world

has accepted ruse in war and politics, and

the chivalrous openness of the Rajput is not

practiced either by the European or the

Asiatic nations.