"Now that no one buys our votes,
the public has long since cast off its cares;
for the people that once bestowed commands, consulships,
legions, and all else, now meddles no more and
longs eagerly for just two things -- bread and circuses." | Quote by: | Juvenal
[Decimus Junius Juvenalis] (c.55-c.128 AD) Roman satirical poet |
Date: | c. 100 A.D |
Source: | Juvenal, Satire 10.77-81 |
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