Julius Caesar

Statesmanship Rome -100 – -44 93 quotes

General and dictator whose reforms and conquests paved the way for the Roman Empire.

Quotes by Julius Caesar

The people are the masters of the state.

Speech -60

To govern is to choose.

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In the end, it is impossible not to become what others believe you are.

Attributed -45

Revenge is a kind of wild justice.

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No one has the right to rule over another without their consent.

Speech -59

The art of statesmanship is to awaken and rely upon the selflessness of others.

Attributed -50

Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

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A ruler should be slow to punish and swift to reward.

Attributed -45

The state is everything, the individual nothing.

Attributed -60

Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can find a rock.

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In politics, an absurdity is not a handicap.

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The best way to keep a secret is to pretend there is none.

De Bello Civili -48

Fortune favors the bold.

Attributed -49