Julius Caesar:

Men readily believe what they wish to be true.

— Julius Caesar Ancient

Roman dictator and conqueror

From Caesar's "Commentarii de Bello Gallico"

50s BCE

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"The Gauls are children in matters of war."

"The Britons are a people who worship the devil."

"ista quidem vis est! ('Why, this is violence!' or 'But this is violence!')"

"I have lived long enough to satisfy both nature and glory."

"Veni, vidi, vici. (I came, I saw, I conquered.)"