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Kýros II. Veľký , asi 576 alebo 590 pred Kr. – † 529 pred Kr., bol perzský kráľ z dynastie Achajmenovcov od 558 pred Kr., zakladateľ Perzskej ríše.

V rokoch 553 až 550 pred Kr. odvládol Médsku ríšu, 546 Malú Áziu aj s tamojšími gréckymi kolóniami , 539 Babyloniu a rozsiahle oblasti strednej Ázie. Vyslobodil Židov z babylonského zajatia . Wikipedia  

✵ 600 pred n. l. – 530 pred n. l.
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„Robte si, čo chcete, ale v takom prípade buďte pripravení na to, že budú vládnuť vám, a nie na to, že vy budete vládnuť iným... Mäkké krajiny plodia mäkkých ľudí. Nie je totiž možné, aby tá istá krajina plodila nádherné ovocie a zároveň mužov, ktorí sú dobrí vo vojne.“

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Cyrus the Great: Citáty v angličtine

“Do what you want, but be prepared in that case to be ruled rather than to rule others... Soft countries breed soft men. For it is not possible for the same land to bear both wonderful fruits and men who are good at war.”

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After being suggested by Artembares, grandfather of Artayctes, to abandon the rocky land of Persia Proper for a better region in the empire.
Zdroj: As quoted by Herodotus, in the final section of The Histories; cited in https://books.google.com/books?id=2fZmqKcsf-wC&pg=PT362&lpg=PT362

“Whenever you can, act as a liberator. Freedom, dignity, wealth — these three together constitute the greatest happiness of humanity. If you bequeath all three to your people, their love for you will never die.”

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Zdroj: In Xenophon's Cyrus the Great: The Arts of Leadership and War https://books.google.com/books?id=w-WNO_TOgOQC&dq=Xenophon%27s%20Cyrus%20the%20Great%3A%20The%20Arts%20of%20Leadership%20and%20War&hl=fr&source=gbs_book_other_versions (2006) p. 116, also quoted in "9 Timeless Leadership Lessons from Cyrus the Great" http://www.forbes.com/sites/ryanholiday/2012/04/19/9-timeless-leadership-lessons-from-cyrus-the-great/ at Forbes.com (19 April 2012)

“O man, whoever you are and wherever you come from, for I know you will come, I am Cyrus who won the Persians their empire. Do not therefore begrudge me this bit of earth that covers my bones.”

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Zdroj: Epitaph of Cyrus, as quoted in Life of Alexander, in Plutarch : The Age of Alexander, translated by Ian Scott-Kilvert (1973), p.326.

“Diversity in counsel, unity in command.”

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Zdroj: Attributed to Cyrus the Great, in Strategic Management : A New View of Policy and Planning, by Charles W. Hofer (1979), p. 163. Hofer does not cite any particular source, but this quote is frequently cited in literature written by and for American businessmen.

“You cannot be buried in obscurity: you are exposed upon a grand theater to the view of the world. If your actions are upright and benevolent, be assured they will augment your power and happiness.”

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Zdroj: As quoted in A Dictionary of Thoughts : Being a Cyclopedia of Laconic Quotations from the Best Authors of the World, both Ancient and Modern (1908) by Tyron Edwards, p. 290