lˈaɪk mˈɛni sˈɛvəntˌiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi lˈɪbɚɹəl θˈɪŋkɚz, hiː dɪstɹˈʌstᵻd bˈoʊθ hɚɹˈɛdətˌɛɹi pˈaʊɚ ænd dᵻmˈɑːkɹəsi, ɐ stˈæns æɾ ˈɑːdz wɪð hɪz sˈɛlfbᵻstˈoʊd nˈoʊbəl tˈaɪɾəl.
Like many 17th century liberal thinkers, he distrusted both hereditary power and democracy, a stance at odds with his self-bestowed noble title.