An idea from Letters from a Stoic

A crowd makes you greedier and crueler without your noticing. One lunchtime at the arena, hoping for some light fun, turned into watching men killed to entertain the seats. In the morning they throw men to the lions and the bears; at noon, they throw them to the spectators.

From Letters from a Stoic by Seneca

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