Lucan (c. 39-65)
“Only hunger frees cities.
Respect is bought when men in power feed
the lazy mob. Starving masses know no fear.”
- From Lucan’s Civil War (Book 3, approximately line 60), translated by Matthew Fox (Penguin Classics, 2012).
Lucan
Lucan (c. 39-65)
“Only hunger frees cities.
Respect is bought when men in power feed
the lazy mob. Starving masses know no fear.”
