In the first case this liberality is dangerous, in the second it is very necessary to be considered liberal; and Caesar was one of those who wished to become pre-eminent in Rome; but if he had survived after becoming so, and had not moderated his expenses, he would have destroyed his government.
Caesar egyike volt azoknak, akik Róma uralmáért küzdöttek, de ha olyan természetű maradt volna, mint a hatalomra jutás előtt, ha nem vigyázott volna a kiadásokra, elpusztult volna a Birodalom.