Let neither the Roman people blame the convention of the consuls, nor us the faith of the Roman people.

Will ye never want an excuse for not standing to the compacts which ye make on being defeated?
Ye gave hostages to Porsena: ye clandestinely withdrew them.

Ye ransomed your state from the Gauls, for gold: while they were receiving the gold, they were put to the sword.

Ye concluded a peace with us, on condition of our restoring your captured legions: that peace ye now annul; in fine, ye always spread over your fraudulent conduct some show of right.

Do the Roman people disapprove of their legions being saved by an ignominious peace?
Let them have their peace, and return the captured legions to the conqueror.