Jika semua disamakan oleh kematian, seperti yang selalu ditekankan oleh ide abad pertengahan, apakah tidak mungkin ketidaksetaraan di bumi bertentangan dengan kehendak Tuhan? Asli: If all were equalized by death, as the medieval idea constantly emphasized, was it not possible that inequalities on earth were contrary to the will of God?

— Barbara Tuchman