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.
Ráadásul a szigetem lakói valóban alárendeltjeim voltak, hiszen nekem köszönhették az életüket, és hálából hajlandóak lettek volna kezembe helyezni a sorsukat.