"I love my sister, and I have watched you closely.

I believe you to be worthy of her, and I am sure that in you I shall find, not only a friend and a brother, but a wise counselor and a valiant leader of my troops; and that, with your advice, I shall be able to advance my people in the arts of peace as well as war, and perhaps to win back my father's possessions.
"As to the question of religion, of which you spoke, there is indeed no difficulty.

My grandfather, the great Nezahualcoyotl, the wisest and most powerful of our monarchs, did not believe in the Aztec gods.

He built a great temple which he dedicated to the Unknown God.

Here he worshiped, himself, and did his utmost to induce his subjects to abandon the cruel worship of the Aztec gods.
He forbade all sacrifices, even of animals, and permitted only flowers and sweet-scented perfumes to be offered up on the altars.
When, after his death, the Aztec power increased, and that of Tezcuco diminished, the people again embraced the cruel faith of the Aztecs.