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
(land): P. and V. ἡμεροῦν, V. ἀνημεροῦν (Soph., Fragment), ἐξημεροῦν, καθαίρειν, ἐκκαθαίρειν.
get back: P. and V. ἀπολαμβάνειν, V. ἀπολύζεσθαι.
