This was in keeping with his personal maxim was: "Cesset superstitio; sacrificiorum aboleatur insania" (Let superstition cease; let the folly of sacrifices be abolished).
وكان ذلك تماشيا مع مبدئه الشخصي: "Cesset superstitio; sacrificiorum aboleatur insania" (أوقف الخرافات؛ ألغي حماقة القرابين).