He was effusive in his praise of their character as a people, saying that they were the noblest of the Germans, preferring justice to violence, being neither aggressive nor predatory, but militarily capable and always prepared for war if the need arose.
Han var overstrømmende i sin ros af deres karakter som et folk og sagde, at de var de ædleste af tyskerne, foretrak retfærdighed frem for vold, hverken var aggressive eller rovdyr, men militært dygtige og altid forberedt på krig, hvis behovet opstod.