parum in commune consulitis; et, cum in concilium convenitis, non tam curae est publicis mederi periculis quam privatis studere fortunis; quod utique saepe diuque facientes iam non primi comprovincialium coepistis esse, sed ultimi.
You are not acting for the common weal; and when you come together into the council you are less concerned to relieve public dangers than to advance personal interests; and, having done this at all hazards for a long time and many times, you are now beginning to be not first, but last, among the members of your province.
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