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Thomas More's Influence On Society

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Sir Thomas More’s talent for writing has been influential for when learning about the early modern period in the United Kingdom. Having mastered writing in his lifetime, More’s works have withstood the test of time and are continually studied in order to understand the time in which they were written. More’s “Utopia”, which was originally published in 1516, is a short book written about political philosophy as seen through More’s eyes. One aspect of Book I of “Utopia” that really stood out was the heading entitled Military Affairs and the way in which the people and characters within the book viewed war. “Was, as an activity fit only for beats and yet practiced by no kind of beast so constantly as by man, they regard with utter loathing” is
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