Oderint, dum metuant (Latin: "Let them hate as long as they fear!") is a Latin expression. It is used to describe an authority or ruler who holds on to the fear of his subordinates. The source is considered to be the words of the cruel king Atreus from the tragedy of the same name by the ancient Roman poet Lucius Actius. According to Suetonius, it was an expression that the emperor Caligula liked to repeat. 412 views18:18
