Sed mihi contra ea videtur; nam quo pluris est univorsa res publica quam consulatus aut praetura, eo maiore cura illam administrari quam haec peti debere.
But just the opposite course seems right to me; for just as the whole nation is of more value than a consulate or a praetorship, so it ought to be governed with much greater care than political offices are sought.
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