This is a reference to the common saying "Beatings will continue until morale improves" and indeed a variation of it includes my version above, apparently said

This is a reference to the common saying "Beatings will continue until morale improves" and indeed a variation of it includes my version above, apparently said satirically in 1964. https://quoteinvestigator.com/2020/07/15/morale/ https://quoteinvestigator.com/2020/07/15/morale/