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.
Sewaktu ditanya mengapa ia menolak pencukuran ubun - ubunnya sebagai tanda pengenal para anggota klerus, ia menjawab bahwa ia tidak takut dihukum gantung asalkan masih tetap memiliki akal sehat.