I picked it off another chat board, but did check it in Snopes to make sure it wasn't a known urban legend. But no, I can't give you any more background on it.
But I did Google it, and came up with some background.
there is a cautionary note here, which says it might in fact not be from Caesar, but isn't definitive. http://www.angelfire.com/scifi/dreamweaver/quotes/qtpolitico.html they cite the quote, then add: [If anyone can provide a reliable source for this quote it would be greatly appreciated; in the meantime, this attibution should not be given much credence. --MN] (see Anatole France)
bu neither www.snopes2.com nor www.urbanlegends.com doesn't report it as an urban legend, which is promising.
BUT, I did find this other quote, which I really like. And again, no specific source for the attribution, so don't ask. <g>
"The problem after a war is with the victor. He thinks he has just proved that war and violence pay. Who will now teach him a lesson?" A.J. Muste
___________________________________________________ Price is a crazy and incalculable thing, while Value is an intrinsic and indestructible thing. G.K. Chesterton
___________________________________________________ Price is a crazy and incalculable thing, while Value is an intrinsic and indestructible thing. G.K. Chesterton
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