Anyone having read Platos Republic, which predates Cicero and no doubt Cicero read, would know one of the problems of democracy as argued by Socrates is 'when officials realise thy can buy votes with the public treasury the do it, therby bankrpting the kingdom' this is a paraphrase. Cicero no doubt agreed and even if he didn't there is no example of Demacracy whrethis hasn't. Happened. So what's your point, that a true statement was falsly attributed to Cicero. Btw,the american revolution was spawed by an english play called Cato, which George Washington and others founders were fond of. I guess we should merge back to England since the quotes in 'Cato' the play were made up.