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
mŏdĕrātim: adv. moderatus,
I in due measure, gradually: crescere, Lucr. 1, 323.
mŏdĕrātim¹⁶ (moderatus), avec mesure, par degrés : Lucr. 1, 323.
moderātim, Adv. (moderatus), gemäßigt, allmählich, Lucr. 1, 323.
