He claimed to feel especially inhibited in using the word 'right' when not sure of his rights, or 'promises' when this might imply that he was demanding something owed to him-which would, consequently, appear presumptuous and not appropriate from someone in the lowly post that he occupied.
Berak zioenez, ez zen mola ere gauza "eskubide" hitza azaltzeko, horretan ez baitzen ziur, eta ezta "promesak" azaltzeko ere, horretatik zor zitzaiona eskatzen zebilela suma zezaketelako eta, ondorioz, ozarkeria kutsua adieraziko zuelako, betetzen zituen eginbeharrek eskatzen zuten apaltasunarekin bat ez zetozelarik.