Divide and conquer

Meaning: Achieve dominance by breaking opposition into smaller parts.

Origin: Latin phrase (Divide et impera) attributed to Julius Caesar.

Translations

• French: Diviser pour régner (literally: Divide to rule)
• Spanish: Divide y vencerás (literally: Divide and you will conquer)
• Japanese: 分断して統治せよ (Bundan shite tōchi seyo) (literally: Divide and rule)

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