Abstract
ST AUGUSTINE TELLS THE STORY OF A CONVERSATION BETWEEN ALEXANDER THE GREAT AND A PIRATE HE HAS CAPTURED. 'HOW DARE YOU MOLEST THE SEAS?' ASKS ALEXANDER. 'HOW DARE YOU MOLEST THE WHOLE WORLD?' THE PIRATE REPLIES. 'BECAUSE I DO IT WITH A LITTLE SHIP ONLY, I AM CALLED A THIEF; YOU, DOING IT WITH A GREAT NAVY, ARE CALLED AN EMPEROR'