ABSTRACT
The lines in question are these without punctuation: Forte quid expediat communiter aut melior pars malis carere quaeritis laboribus There is hardly anything in this couplet that has not given cause for differences of opinion. My interpretation here is, after more than 30 years, 1 my second thoughts on the problems. The poem begins with describing the frightening situation of the state; what follows is a depiction of a possible and depressing future scenario.
