Thomas More and His Utopia. With a Historical Introduction
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A 1927 International Publishers work, which is an English translation (by H.J. Stenning) of Karl Kautsky's 1888 text. Scanned by Ismail with their permission, sent to him by Nathan O'Connor. https://www.intpubnyc.com/
The whole book can be read in HTML format here: https://www.marxists.org/archive/kautsky/1888/more/index.htm
The whole book can be read in HTML format here: https://www.marxists.org/archive/kautsky/1888/more/index.htm
Pages 131-132 were partly torn off. The missing text (which can be found in the aforementioned HTML link) is as follows:
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[....] King’s service. The latter refuses, and gives his reasons in detail. These passages well deserve quotation.
“I wonder, Raphael, how it comes that you enter into
no king’s service, for I am sure there are none to whom you would not be
very acceptable; for your learning and knowledge, both of men and
things, is such, that you would not only entertain them very pleasantly,
but be of great use to them, by the examples you could set before them,
and the advices you could give them; and by this means you would both
serve your own interest, and be of great use to all your friends.” “As
for my friends,” answered he, “I need not be much concerned, having
already done for them all that was incumbent on me; for when I was not
only in good health, but fresh and young, I distributed that among my
kindred and friends which other people do not part with till they are
old and sick; when they then unwillingly give that which they can enjoy
no longer themselves, I think my friends ought to rest contented with
this, and not to expect that for their sakes I should enslave myself to
any king whatsoever.” “Soft and fair,” said Peter; “I do not mean that
you should be a slave to any king, but only that you should assist them,
and be useful to them.” “The change of the word,” said he, “does not
alter the matter.” “But term it as you will,” replied Peter, “ I do not
see any other way in which you can be so useful, both in private to your
friends, and to the public, and by which you can make your own
condition happier.” “Happier,” answered Raphael; “is that to be
compassed in a way so abhorrent to my genius? Now I live as I will, to
which I believe few courtiers can pretend. And there are so many that
court the favour of great men, that there will be no great loss if they
are not troubled either with me or with others of my temper.” Upon this,
said More, “I perceive, Raphael, that you neither desire wealth nor
greatness; and indeed I value and admire a man much more than I do any
of the great men in the world. Yet I think you would do what would well
become so generous and philosophical a soul as yours is, if you would
apply your time and thoughts to public affairs, even though you may
happen to find it a little uneasy to yourself: and this you can never do
with so much advantage, as by being taken into the counsel of some
great prince, and putting him on noble and worthy actions, which I know
you would do if you were in such a post; for the springs both of good
and evil flow from the prince, over a whole nation, as from a lasting
fountain. So much learning as you have, [....]
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