Edward Gibbon: "Julian tidak peka terhadap keuntungan kebebasan. Dari...

"Julian tidak peka terhadap keuntungan kebebasan. Dari studinya ia menyerap semangat para resi dan pahlawan kuno; hidup dan kekayaannya bergantung pada tiran seorang tiran; dan, ketika dia naik takhta, harga dirinya kadang-kadang terhina oleh refleksi bahwa budak yang tidak berani mengecam cacatnya tidak layak untuk memuji kebajikannya."

--- Edward Gibbon

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Julian was not insensible of the advantages of freedom. From his studies he had imbibed the spirit of ancient sages and heroes; his life and fortunes had depended on the caprice of a tyrant; and, when he ascended the throne, his pride was sometimes mortified by the reflection that the slaves who would not dare to censure his defects were not worthy to applaud his virtues.