Juvenal Quote

Famous Quote from Juvenal,

"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."

By:	Juvenal (more quotes by Juvenal or books by/about Juvenal)
	[Decimus Junius Juvenalis] (c.55-c.128 AD) Roman satirical poet
Date:	c. 100 A.D
Source:	Juvenal, Satire 10.77-81
Categories:	History, Politics, Power, Responsibility, Sovereignty, Tyranny, Usurpation, Vote, Election
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