CEOs who once made 50 times the average worker’s salary made more than 500 times as much in 2001. — Evan Thomas, Why It’s Time to Worry, Newsweek 2010-12-04

He spoke of it as a thing that would give him assurance of your Majesty's impartialness in the general affair

nothing did him so much good toward the people (to whom he appealed) to make him obtain his suite, as the sharpnes and over boldnes which Cæsar had declared in that judgement.

If you read between the lines a little, you will realize that he has deeper motives.