They wonder much to hear that in this island, and in all the countries that are about it, there are so many who love to be idle, and yet live with luxury and splendor.
— Thomas More Early Modern

Utopia

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Utopia, Book II

Date / Period

1516

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Strange & Unusual

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https://www.gutenberg.org/files/2130/2130-h/2130-h.htm

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