Dutch-English translations for brood en spelen

  • bread and circusesThe Roman Emperors used to have a formula for appeasing their poorest citizens: bread and circuses. De Romeinse keizers spraken indertijd over brood en spelen voor de allerarmsten. The Dutch representatives in the European Union do not want bread and circuses or window-dressing but facts. De Nederlandse vertegenwoordigers in de Unie voor Europa wensen geen brood en spelen, geen window dressing maar daden. Bread and circuses on the one hand, and everyone on the other being able to do and say what they like is something I regard as inconsistent. Hier brood en spelen, en daar kan men ongestraft zomaar van alles zeggen. Ik vind dat niet juist.

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