Quote by Caligula
"A ruler who shows mercy shows weakness; weakness invites rebellion."
More from Caligula
"I wish the Roman people had a single neck that I could cut off at one blow."
"Remember always that the conspiracy against you has not ceased."
"As long as the people do not care to exercise their freedom, those who wish to tyrannize will do so."
"If you were a single limb of my body I would not wish you severed from it more painfully."