> 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,

> 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: bread and circuses. As we move further into the 21st century and the world government's seek to expand their power, this strategy is seeing even greater success. This complements Orwell's 1984 very well, specifically because it matches Alduous Huxley's 'Brave New World' quite well. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bread_and_Circuses http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bread_and_Circuses