Secondly, my people were perfectly subjected—I was absolutely lord and lawgiver—they all owed their lives to me, and were ready to lay down their lives, if there had been occasion for it, for me.
En segundo lugar, mis súbditos eran totalmente sumisos pues yo era su señor y legislador absoluto y todos me debían la vida. De haber sido necesario, todos habrían sacrificado sus vidas por mí.