"<p>The sovereign man, who has devoted his life to the proclamation and practice of the truths which he has come to know and to accept with all consequences, is naturally always modest and courteous. Even when he proclaims the truth. The chief mark of a sovereign man is that he fears nothing but his conscience, and at the same time is not offended by anything. For he who is offended is neither courageous nor sovereign. He who fears and is offended cannot consistently, to life and death, represent a truth in the world. He who is offended, quarrels. A sovereign man never quarrels, nay, never even argues. He speaks his truth, and then stands his ground, to the last moment, and accepts all that follows from the truth and the impatient misunderstandings of the world. Everyone else just swallows. When you have rank, you must not be afraid. But it is only the untrustworthy who are offended, and those whose opinions of the world are more important than the truth.</p>"