[tlhIngan Hol] Claudian quote

[Felix Malmenbeck]

I'd probably go with something like:

bInIv 'e' chIDbe'chugh jagh Dajeyta'bogh, bIQapchu'ta'be'.

I'm not sure to what extent {chID} communicates accepting a difficult truth, as opposed to reporting some misstep or crime to some authority. I interpret the canonical {QaghmeylIj tIchID. yIyoH.} to be more about coming to terms with one's mistakes than the act of reporting them, but I could be wrong.
One could perhaps use {tlhoj} instead, assuming Claudian isn't specifically referring to a verbal admission, but rather an acceptance of fact.

Can't help but think of an exchange between Gul Dukat and Weyoun:

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Gul Dukat : A true victory is to make your enemy see they were wrong to oppose you in the first place. To force them to acknowledge your greatness.

Weyoun : Then you kill them?

Gul Dukat : ...Only if it's necessary.
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//loghaD
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Subject: [tlhIngan Hol] Claudian quote

Today I came across this quote by the Roman emperor Claudian:


"It is no victory unless the vanquished foe admits your mastery."


Sounds very Klingon-y. Who can make the best translation into tlhIngan Hol?
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