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
Πορφῠρῐων king of the Giants, killed by Apollo τλτ;γτ;ν οὐδὲ Πορφυρίων μάθεν, παρ' αἶσαν ἐξερεθίζων (sc. Ἡσυχίαν) (P. 8.12)
