When asked why he declined the tonsure, or shaved patch on the head identifying one as a member of the clergy, he answered that he was not afraid of the gallows as long as he was in possession of all his thinking faculties.
Kur e pyetën pse nuk pranonte t’i qethte ose t’i rruante flokët në majë në formë rrethi, për t’u identifikuar si pjesëtar i klerit, ai u përgjigj se nuk kishte frikë nga trekëmbëshi, derisa t’i kishte mendtë në kokë.