English-German translations for bread and circuses

• Brot und Spiele
  Hier Brot und Spiele und auf der anderen Seite kann jeder machen und sagen, was er will – das halte ich für nicht konsequent. 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.
  Herr van Mierlo, die Bürger wollen nicht nur Brot und Spiele, sie wollen wissen, wer wie und womit in der Küche kocht und was gekocht wird. The citizens, Mr van Mierlo, want more than just bread and circuses - they want to know what's cooking, and who is cooking it, and how, and what with.
• Brot und Zirkusspiele

Definition of bread and circuses

• Food and entertainment provided by the state, particularly if intended to placate the people
• Grand spectacles stage#Verb|staged or statements made to distract and pacify people

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