Verum ex eis magistratus et imperia, postremo omnis cura rerum publicarum minume mihi hac tempestate cupiunda videntur, quoniam neque virtuti honos datur, neque illi quibus per fraudem [ius] fuit [uti] tuti aut eo magis honesti sunt.
But of these pursuits, it seems to me that political offices and military commands, in short, all forms of public service are least desirable at the present time, since the honor of public office is not bestowed upon merit, while those who have gained it wrongfully are neither safe nor any more honorable on account of it.
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