Word: panem
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...with no little sincerity that one attacks such endeavors to satisfy the cry of panem of circenses as a recent development of Liberty's publicity department. Writing to various editors of various college newspapers the Executive Editor of Liberty hopes to get a synthetic, sympathetic critique of college morals with a no less heartwhole desire than the establishment of truth (vide Plato's Republic) as against opinion (vide Plato's Republic). Of course one might suspect that the Executive Editor had some less noble desire, some arriere pensee, such as answering that cry for bread and circuses. At all events...
...apparently attempted to follow that precedent. Premier Poincare appears to be the government of France, as Lenin and Trotsky are of Russia. Indeed, it would seem that statecraft has suddenly become a manipulation of those personalities who can draw the mob to their sides by a cry of panem et circenses...