Should future ages pronounce me not unworthy of my ancestors; should they think me vigilant for the public good, in danger firm, and, for the interest of all, ready to encounter personal animosities, that character will be the bright reward of all my labours. Those are the temples, which I wish to raise: they are the truest temples, for they are fixed in the heart.
eta zeuok jartzen zaituztet lekuko, eta geroak hala gogoratzea nahi dut, nire oroimenarentzat nahikoa eta lar opari egingo baititidate, arbasoen duin, zuen interesen jagole, arriskuetan tinko eta denen onaganako arrenkuren aurrean makurgaitz naizela pentsatuz.