My classical studies minor (and Dan Carlin’s Hardcore History podcast) make me want to say:

Corruptissima re publica plurimae leges. (The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws.) Which, Tacticus wrote. Cicero lived during the fall of rome

I think he would’ve said “O tempora, o mores!” (Oh the times! Oh the customs!.. ish) that lament he used often when describing the state’s decline.

I love this meme on every level. I’m going back to my corner