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Utopia (Book II, Part IV), by Sir Thomas More

Harvard Classics
Harvard Classics
Episode • Nov 27, 2021 • 42m

In wondrous Utopia pearls and precious stones were used as playthings for little children. Gold rings and bracelets were only worn by outcasts, while great golden chains shackled criminals and felons. When ambassadors from foreign lands came in fine raiment, the Utopians treated the plainest dressed as the greatest; the others seemed to them like children. (Volume 36, Harvard Classics)

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