Pearls before a swine.
I have spouted the history of the Roman Emperors to whoever would listen. After Julius Ceaser established the Emperor, and Augustus consolidated it, many in the Senate longed for a return to the Republic. No one did anything (or did enough anyway), and a series of emperors ensued, each worse than the last. The people DID get bread and circuses, though.
Cicero was also one of the original Latins-and I’ll bet Obama has never read the words of any Roman...