As to temperance, my private life has always been beyond reproach. I have tried to set an example in this respect to my subjects, and have felt that it is wrong for kings to expect their subjects to lead an orderly life while they themselves do not live temperately. My life is a condemnation of those who, quite upright in other respects, fail in their duties towards their wives and family. My children can all claim a pure descent on their father's and their mother's side from the hero Aeacus and from Zeus.
