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
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P. and V. σπασμός, ὁ (Thuc. 2, 49), V. σπαραγμός, ὁ, P. σφαδασμός, ὁ (Plat.).
