" I was much inclined to abolish for ever the practice of allowing the people corn at the public expense, because they trust so much to it, that they are too lazy to till their lands; but I did not persevere in my design, as I felt sure that the practice would some time or other be revived by some one ambitious of popular favour. "

― Suetonius , Complete Works of Suetonius (Illustrated) (Delphi Ancient Classics)