Satisfied with ‘bread and circuses’ | Sampson Independent
Over the past few years, I’ve heard political and economic commentators say America’s best days are behind her. I can understand their concerns, but I’m not sure if we can say that quite yet.
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Bread and circuses - Wikipedia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Figure of speech referring to a superficial means of appeasement "Bread and circuses" (or bread and games; from Latin: panem et circenses) is a metonymic phrase referring to superficial appeasement. It is attributed to
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