In 1828 he declared: “Can we conceive of a greater incongruity, than for a Christian to go from his closet, where he has been praying for his enemies, and command his troops to plunge the weapons of death with fiend like fury, into the hearts of those very enemies?
1828. gadā viņš paziņoja: ” Vai ir iedomājams kaut kas vēl absurdāks: vispirms kristietis savā kambarī lūdz Dievu par saviem ienaidniekiem, bet pēc tam iziet laukā un pavēl savam karaspēkam ar ieroci rokās mesties šos ienaidniekus bez žēlastības nogalināt?