“There is nothing more intoxicating than victory, and nothing more dangerous.”
Source: The 48 Laws of Power
“Bloodless victories are often feeble and dangerous”
On the mission which resulted in Peace by Gauis Caesar to the East in the year 6 A.D.
Vol.2
The Provinces of the Roman Empire, From Caesar to Diocletian 1854-6
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