Ye became weary of decemvirs; we compelled them to resign the office.

Your resentment against these same persons when they became private citizens still continuing, we suffered men of the highest families and rank to die or go into exile.

Ye wished again to create tribunes of the commons; ye created them.

Though we saw that it was unjust to the patricians to create consuls in your own interest, we have even seen a patrician magistracy conceded as an offering to the people.
The aid of tribunes, right of appeal to the people, the acts of the commons made binding on the patricians under the pretext of equalizing the laws, the subversion of our privileges, we have borne and still bear.

What termination is there to be to our dissensions?
when shall it be allowed us to have a united city?
when to have one common country?
When defeated we submit with more resignation than you when victorious.
Is it enough for you, that you are objects of terror to us?
The Aventine is taken against us; against us the Sacred mount is seized.