Bankers Quote by Mick Jagger
“I am pleased the Ministry of Culture is protecting the morals of expatriate bankers and their girlfriends.”
About This Quote
Source Interview: Rolling Stone, 1975
A sarcastic comment on cultural institutions protecting the morality of privileged expatriates, highlighting hypocrisy.
In simple terms: Culture protects the morals of rich expatriates.
Key Takeaway
Question the motives behind moral policing.
Themes
hypocrisy
culture
privilege
morality
satire
Mood
skeptical
wry
critical
Type
satirical
political
When to use this quote
- discussing cultural policy
- examining elite behavior
- media analysis
Key Concepts
social critique
irony
political commentary
Questions to Reflect On
- What does this say about cultural authority?
- Who benefits from such moral protection?
A Different Perspective
The statement may be misinterpreted as literal criticism.
![“[The director's idea for the film was:] A young American or English girl goes to Tuscany to visit English expatriates. She is on a mission to lose her virginity. That's a mission easily accomplished, if that's the only mission. The story had to be more complicated than that. Because there is so…” quote by Susan Minot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/a83/susan-minot-11041_accomplished_the-director-s-idea-for-the-film-was-a-y_1514054.jpg)
![“What I think is bugging this guy [Steven Lerner] is the belief that debt - forced debt upon middle-class people, students (i.e., student loans and so forth) - has made Wall Street bankers and financial people excessively, unfairly, out-of-proportionally rich.” quote by Rush Limbaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f15/rush-limbaugh-28_bankers_what-i-think-is-bugging-this-guy-steven_28590.jpg)
