"Those who sit at the feast will continue to enjoy themselves even though the veil that separates them from the world of toiling reality below has been lifted by mass revolts and critics"

This quote by Mary Ritter Beard speaks to the suggestion of privilege as well as the power dynamics in between those who are privileged and those who are not. The quote recommends that those that are fortunate, who are sitting at the banquet, are able to stay unaware to the battles of those who are not privileged, who are toiling in truth listed below. The shroud that divides them has actually been raised by mass revolts and also movie critics, meaning that the privileged can no longer disregard the circumstances of the less privileged. This quote acts as a tip that those who are fortunate have a responsibility to utilize their power and resources to help those that are not. It is only via cumulative activity and also uniformity that we can produce a much more equitable culture.