Who said "Divide and Conquer"?

Answer 1

Ceaser

Answer 2

The truth is ... nobody actually knows who first said "Divide and Conquer" (or "Divide and Rule") ... or even in what language it was first expressed.

I found one website (link below) that discusses the possible origins of this axiom. I think that the discussion is worth quoting in full: -

"According to the "Random House Dictionary of Popular Proverbs and Sayings":

Originally a Latin saying, "divide et impera" ("divide and rule"), the saying has been in common use since "M. Hurault's Discourse upon the Present state of France" (1588) ...
The Dictionary also cites its use by Machiavelli.
Also, the "Oxford English Dictionary" gives a definition:

a statement of the policy of not allowing subject peoples or factions to make common cause.
Says that "divide et impera" is sometimes translated as "divide and govern." It lists several usages beginning with 1602. It also lists a dictionary usage in 1870 from Brewer "Dictionay of Phrases and Fables":
"Divide and govern. Divide a nation into parties, or set your enemies at loggerheads, and you can have your own way. A maxim of Machiavelli."
The OED also lists a dictionary listing in 1948 from B. Stevenson "Home Book of Proverbs":

"Divide et impera" was the motto of Philip of Macedon and of Louis XI of France, in dealing with his nobles. It is the traditional motto of Austria. Polybius, Bossuet, and Montesquieu used it, but it is generally ascribed to Machiavelli.
In contrast, James Morwood's "Dictionary of latin words and phrases" published in 1998 says:

"divide et impera" -- "divide and rule". The motto of Louis XI of France. Though this political axiom--conveying that government is more easily maintained if factions are set against each other and not permitted to unite against the ruler--is attributed to the Florentine political philosopher Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527), he in fact denounced it. "

Answer 3

I don’t know about your sentence.

The famous quotation is
’divide and rule’ (divide et impera),
attributed to the French King Louis XI,
but maybe dating back to Julius Caesar.

You are welcome

Answer 4

jackson