THE SCENE: The Medieval Mongols apparently placed a great emphasis on family respect. So seriously, in fact, that they created a police force just to ensure that children gave their parents enough respect.
THE TEXT: They treat their father and mother with profound respect. If it should happen that a child does anything to displease his parents or fails to remember them in their need, there is a department of state whose sole function it is to impose severe penalties on those who are found guilty of such ingratitude.
– Marco Polo, The Travels, 14th Century AD
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