Significantly, he viewed the Holy Scriptures with respect and is quoted as saying: “The Bible is a book which towers above all others, and contains everything pertaining to man’s duty to God and his neighbour. ”
ასი წლით ადრე რუსეთის მეფემ, პეტრე პირველმაც, დაინახა ამის აუცილებლობა.