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"邪恶并不在于面包和马戏本身,而在于人民愿意为了饱腹和游戏的刺激而出卖他们作为自由人的权利,正是这些使他们逐渐堕落。"

Marcus Tullius Cicero

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The main idea is that the bad thing wasn't the food and entertainment themselves, but that people gave up their freedom just to be fed and amused, which led to their downfall.

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