the lost saying

[davidpusey]

where the hell does the saying (paraphrased) 'any society is only three square meals away from revolution' come from. Is it a quote? If so whose.this is driving me mad.

[ezapf]

I first heard it from davidpusey and he was not sure of its origin.

[Octavius]

In an episode of Red Dwarf:

Rimmer:  They say that every society is only three meals away from revolution. Deprive a culture of food for three meals, and you'll have an anarchy. And it's true, isn't it? You haven't eaten for a couple of days, and you've turned into a barbarian.

[cyrano54]

Leon Trotsky said Any society is only three meals away from revolution.