ἀποκλιτέον
From LSJ
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
English (LSJ)
A one must incline, πρός τι Arist.EN 1165a4.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἀποκλῐτέον: ῥηματ. ἐπίθ., δεῖ ἀποκλίνειν, πρός τι Ἀριστ. Ἠθ. Ν. 9. 2, 5.