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Quotation from The Civil War by Julius Caesar
“for there is a certain impetuosity of spirit and an alacrity implanted by nature in the hearts of all men, which is inflamed by a desire to meet the foe. This a general should endeavour not to repress, but to increase”
The Civil War, Book III.92, trans. W. A. McDevitte and W. S. Bohn (1869)
Caesar faults Pompey's order for his troops to receive the charge standing still, a rare explicit statement of his views on military psychology.
Citation: "for there is a certain impetuosity of spirit and an alacrity implanted by nature in the hearts of all men, which is inflamed by a desire to meet the foe. This a general should endeavour not to repress, but to increase" — Julius Caesar, The Civil War, Book III.92, trans. W. A. McDevitte and W. S. Bohn (1869). (id the-civil-war-q10)
Portrait: Retrato de Julio César (26724093101) (cropped), Ángel M. Felicísimo from Mérida, España, Public domain.
