If this doctrine of necessity, which is so attractive to those who write history in democratic ages, passes from authors to their readers, till it infects the whole mass of the community and gets possession of the public mind, it will soon paralyze the activity of modern society, and reduce Christians to the level of the Turks. I would moreover observe, that such principles are peculiarly dangerous at the period at which we are arrived.
Fatalitatearen doktrina hau, demokrazi garaietan historia idazten dutenentzat hain erakargarria dena, idazleengandik irakurleengana igarotzean, hiritarren masa osoan sartuko balitz, pentsa daiteke laster geldiaraziko lukeela gizarte berrien mugimendua eta kristauak turkiar bihurtuko lituzkeela.