The American people are sheep. They're comfortable, rich, working. It's like the Romans, they're happy with bread and their spectator sports. The Super Bowl means more to them than any right.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker compares modern citizens to distracted Romans, suggesting complacency undermines rights.
- In plain terms
- People are too comfortable to care about rights.
- What can you take from it?
- Comfort can distract citizens from defending rights.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Does comfort weaken democracy?
- What distracts you from rights?
Another view
This generalization ignores active citizen participation.
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