We can't just go out there and tell them every sordid detail and hope they understand. If they knew the things we did for their benefit, for their safety, they would probably think us mad. They would lose faith in us.
We can't have that.
We need these euphemisms. They protect the people from the truth. And they protect us from the people.
We can't go out there and say: Today, Julius Caesar was stabbed to death on the Senate Floor by 60 men, including some of his closest friends.
That just sounds horrible. That makes us sound like awful people. We can't say that.
So, instead we say: Today, Julius Caesar was killed in committee.
There's certain dignity to it.
Now someone go tell Mark Antony. He's probably going to want to make a big speech or something.
