I think he honestly believes that it is churlish of us not to regard him as an exception, one who should be free of the network of obligation which binds everyone else.

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "I think he honestly believes that it is churlish of us not to regard him as an exception, one who should be free of the network of obligation which binds everyone else." in the context of "Martin Hammond, writing to Johnson's father Stanley, reporting on his conduct as a pupil at Eton College (April 1982)." to mean that wisdom is timeless.