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Caesar's decision to give up a triumph for the consulship shows that his opponents underestimated him because he understood their expectations better than they understood him.
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Caesar's decision to give up a triumph for the consulship shows that his opponents underestimated him because he understood their expectations better than they understood him.
Caesar's distinctive power is imagination: he can imagine himself as different people at once, become all three roles at once, and therefore understand opponents who cannot understand him.
"...also argue, he understands the mentality, or the motivations of his opponents, but his opponents never understand him."
"...That's why he was able to understand the motivations of his opponents."
"...the nation. And when you do that, when you disrespect your opponent, when you underestimate your opponent, when you yourself are not willing to..."
"...Which allows you to conduct a guerrilla warfare strategy against your opponent. And this is exactly what Iran is doing right now, where their..."
"...already destroying Saudi Arabia and the GCC, right? So the last opponent is Turkey. Once Turkey is brought into this war, then Israel will..."
"...you're really trying to do is you're trying to put your opponent in check by attacking the political system all right i'll show you..."
"...basically the, the, the, the easiest way to, to subdue your opponent is in a moment of time, you have to become one with..."
"...This war in Iran you would think that the Democrats his opponents would use this opportunity to promote anti -war messages or try to..."
"...Fortunately, this peace is compatible with, the interests of our potential opponents, if they keep their demands reasonable and cabined."
"...the same thing as bringing it about. Thus, if our potential opponents are unwise enough to reject our peaceful overtures and choose conflict instead,..."
"...you remain calm and controlled, you have three advantages over your opponent. The first is focus. Second is clarity. And the third is focus,..."
"...that allows you to defend yourself, that strikes fear in the opponent, and also allows you to seem as the good guy among spectators...."
Julius Caesar was not only a general or politician.
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