At the court of a tyrant, whether usurped or legitimate, the least suspicion always amounts to crime, and to be suspected is to be proscribed.

A la cour d’un tyran, injuste ou légitime,
Le plus léger soupçon tint toujours lieu de crime;
Et cest être proscrit que d’être soupçonné.

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