Modly said in a statement he spoke from the heart to the crew, and he stands by every word.

莫德利在声明中说，他对船员说的话均发自内心，他坚持自已说的每一句话。

Voltaire called him " indisputably our best tragic poet, the one who alone spoke to the heart and to reason, who alone was truly sublime without being overdone."

伏尔泰称他是“无可厚非我们最好的悲剧诗人，他是唯一遵从心灵并用理性说话之人，是唯一真正崇高而又谦虚之人。”