οἷς πρόθεσίς ἐστιν ἀδικεῖν, παρ' αὐτοῖς οὐδὲ δικαία ἀπολογία ἰσχύει → not even a just excuse means anything to those bent on injustice | the tyrant will always find a pretext for his tyranny | any excuse will serve a tyrant
hercle: v. Hercules, I. B.
hercle, Pl. ; Ter. ; Cic. Leg. 2, 34 ; Br. 251, ou hercŭlĕ, Cic. Rep. 1, 37 ; Læl. 30 ; 37, etc., par Hercule [jurement] ; v. mehercule.
