Daß dem wirklich also gewesen, beweist das Beispiel des Scipio, der ein in seinen und in allen Zeiten so seltnes Beispiel aller Tugenden gab, und dessen Kriegsheer in Spanien dennoch rebellirte; was keine andre Ursache gehabt hat, als seine Milde, die den Soldaten mehr Freiheit zugestand, als mit der militärischen Zucht vereinbar ist.
That it is true his other virtues would not have been sufficient for him may be proved by the case of Scipio, that most excellent man, not only of his own times but within the memory of man, against whom, nevertheless, his army rebelled in Spain; this arose from nothing but his too great forbearance, which gave his soldiers more license than is consistent with military discipline.