"Briefly, we will say that Persian had fallen so low that to all foreign travelers it was a matter of regret that this country, which in former times had been so glorious and highly civilized, had now become so decayed, ruined and upset, and that is population had lost its dignity." Some Answered Questions p.27
"Kwa ufupi, tutasema kuwa Uajemi ilianguka sana kiasi kwamba ikaleta majuto kwa wasafiri wote toka nje kwamba nchi hii iliyokuwa na ufahari ustaarabu mzuri sasa imeoza sana na kuharibika na kuoza sana na kushindwa kwa fedheha na watu wake wamekosa hadhi ya utu wao." Some Answered Questions uk.27.