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"Divide and conquer" came from
the Romans.ancient Greece.The maxim divide et impera has been attributed to Philip II of Macedon. It was utilised by the Roman ruler Julius Caesar and the French emperor Napoleon... (Wikipedia)
~Thanks Rolando for the correction.~
Wikipedia says Philip II of Macedon, but doesn't give a reference.
Actually, I invented it.
Who invented laser, though?
Thanks. I wasn't aware and edited my comment accordingly.
Exactly. I just looked it up to be extra sure, the wording itself is at least as old as Machiavelli and the strategy as old as antiquity. (Let's be honest, probably even prehistory).
The Nazis were delusional, but even in their wildest dreams they didn't plan to conquer the United States.
Americans are so historically illiterate, it hurts.
They may not have planned to invade... but I think they did plan to defeat... which is all the quote really is implying IMO.
I don't think anybody claimed that the Nazis coined the phrase though.