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[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

"Divide and conquer" came from ~~the Romans.~~ ancient Greece.

The maxim divide et impera has been attributed to Philip II of Macedon. It was utilised by the Roman ruler Julius Caesar and the French emperor Napoleon... (Wikipedia)

~Thanks Rolando for the correction.~

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Wikipedia says Philip II of Macedon, but doesn't give a reference.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Actually, I invented it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Who invented laser, though?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Thanks. I wasn't aware and edited my comment accordingly.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Exactly. I just looked it up to be extra sure, the wording itself is at least as old as Machiavelli and the strategy as old as antiquity. (Let's be honest, probably even prehistory).

The Nazis were delusional, but even in their wildest dreams they didn't plan to conquer the United States.

Americans are so historically illiterate, it hurts.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

They may not have planned to invade... but I think they did plan to defeat... which is all the quote really is implying IMO.

I don't think anybody claimed that the Nazis coined the phrase though.