Translation of "Indignities" in French

Little indignities that seem to chip away

les petits outrages qui semblent rogner

Despite a flattering supposition to the contrary, people come readily to terms with power. There is little reason to think that the power of the great bankers, while they were assumed to have it, was much resented. But as the ghosts of numerous tyrants, from Julius Caesar to Benito Mussolini will testify, people are very hard on those who, having had power, lose it or are destroyed. Then anger at past arrogance is joined with contempt for the present weakness. The victim or his corpse is made to suffer all available indignities.

Malgré une supposition flatteuse du contraire, les gens s'accommodent facilement du pouvoir. Il y a peu de raisons de penser que le pouvoir des grands banquiers, alors qu'on les soupçonnait de l'avoir, était très mal vu. Mais comme en témoigneront les fantômes de nombreux tyrans, de Jules César à Benito Mussolini, les gens se montreront impitoyables envers ceux qui, ayant eu le pouvoir, l'ont perdu ou ont fini dans la déchéance. Puis à la colère contre l'arrogance passée s'ajoute le mépris de la faiblesse présente. La victime ou son cadavre subit toutes les indignités possibles.