Secondly, my people were perfectly subjected—I was absolutely lord and lawgiver—they all owed their lives to me, and were ready to lay down their lives, if there had been occasion for it, for me.
Ten tweede was mijn volk mij volkomen onderdanig; ik was hun oppermagtig heer en wetgever; zij hadden allen hun leven aan mij te danken, en waren bereidwillig hun leven voor mij op te offeren, als daartoe de gelegenheid zich opdeed.