Bread and Circuses/Quotes: Difference between revisions

{{quote|''Already long ago, from when we sold our vote to no man, the People have abdicated our duties; for the People who once upon a time handed out military command, high civil office, legions -- everything, now restrains itself and anxiously hopes for just two things: [[Trope Namer|bread and circuses]].''|'''[[Juvenal]]''', Satire 10.77-81}}

 

'''208'''. Members of my Legion of Terror will attend seminars on Sensitivity Training. It's good public relations for them to be kind and courteous to the general population when not actively engaged in sowing chaos and destruction.|'''[[Evil Overlord List]]'''}}

 

{{quote|Citizens fear that the unknown will be worse than the known: a forgein philosphy, a strange religion, or perhaps society breaking down to anarchy. [...]Many people fear that a new government would cost them jobs or personal power; in a corrupt regime, they may have good reason to afraid of justice. [...]People who are used to obeying the law often have a hard time changing their habits when the law becomes oppressive. [...]And people may be loyal to the idea, or to the ideals, of a nation or empire, even when the reality is tarnished.|'''GURPS Space, sidebar: "Why People Support Rotten Empires"'''}}

 

of an animal.|'''[[Stereolab]]''', "Contronatura"}}