To him, the latest rebellion in Jerusalem had sprung not from purely religious motives but from a prevailing pro - Egyptian mood in Judea, and these political sentiments had been given dangerous expression precisely because the Jews, alone of all his people, had sought and been allowed a large measure of religious separatism....
Tema meelest polnud Jeruusalemma viimase vastuhaku põhjuseks mitte üksnes religioossed ajendid, vaid valdav egiptusemeelne hoiak Judeas, ning need poliitilised vaated olid ohtlikult ilmnenud just seetõttu, et juudid ainsana kogu tema rahva hulgast olid taotlenud ulatuslikku religioosset iseseisvust ja seda oli neile ka antud.