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Even then, it's a more subtle problem than it appears to be.
Everyone loves you, or worse, everyone fears you. Suppose you have a bad idea like the Great Leap Forward. Who's going to tell you? Fear guarantees that they won't. If they don't love Rome as well as you, they might not tell you because they don't want you to feel sad.
If they do love Rome as well as you, there's a risk they might decide you're bad for Rome.
You are already the Emperor, game's over.
But you can reign happily forever, by cleverly manage their emotions, to avoid "bad news filtering" and such.