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.
وعندما سُئل لماذا رفض حلق رأسه ،‏ وبالتالي الصيرورة كاهنا ،‏ اجاب انه لا يخاف حبل المشنقة ما دام يتمتع بكل مقدراته التفكيرية .‏