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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

Source

German (Pape)

[Seite 1310] schönwangig; Χρυσηΐς, Ἑλένη, Il. 1, 143 Od. 15, 123; παρθένος Ant. Th. 46 (IX, 96).