According to historian Will Durant, Calvin’s “dictatorship was one not of law or force but of will and character, ” and Calvin“ was as thorough as any pope in rejecting individualism of belief. ”
ووفقا للمؤرخ وِل ديورانت ،‏ « لم يكن حكمه [كالڤن] المطلق يستند الى القانون او القوة ،‏ ولكنه كان يعتمد على الارادة والخُلق » .‏