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it was also the generosity. In fact, it owes us to be anything of a generous
spirit in the soul to train a man equalizes to see the policy of
generous actions.
[Sidenote: Caesar's Letter.]
Among the letters of Caesar that he/she remains a present day, it is one
written around this duration to one of his/her friends in which he speaks of
this subject. "I am happy", it says him, "that you approve my behavior to
Corfinium. Me it satisfies that such course is the best one for us to
pursues, as doing so we will earn the good wish of all the parties, and
this way you assure a permanent victory. The most greater part of conquerors they are incurred in the
hate of humanity from their cruelties, and it has all, in consequence of
the enmity that they has wakened up so, is prejudiced to be enjoyed from a lot
their power. Sylla was an exception; but his/her example of succeeded
cruelty I don't have any disposition to imitate. I will conquer after a new
you shape, and you strengthen him in the possession of the power from which I acquire
the generosity and the mercy."
[Sidenote: the ingratitude of Domitius.]
Domitius had the ingratitude, after this liberation to take again on arm,
and it undertakes a new war against Caesar. When Caesar felt of it, he told him/it
it was correct entirely. "I will translate in practice the principles of my nature", it said him,
"and he can translate in practice his."
[Sidenote: the generosity of Caesar.]
Another example of the generosity of Caesar happened that is also more
extraordinary that this. It seems that among the officers of his/her army there
it was some that he had named to the recommendation of Pompey to the,
time when Pompey and he were friends. These men are able, clearly, touch
under obligations of the gratitude to Pompey, as they owed their soldier
you classify to his/her friendly interposition in their account. Hardly the war
broken out, Caesar gave free them everything of his/her permission to go above to
The side of Pompey, if theirs chose to do this way.
[Sidenote: Modern statesmen.]
Caesar liberally acted so a lot in all the respects. He overcame Pompey