Utopia Power Quotes Page 1
(Book.Page) based on the 1989 Cambridge University Press edition
| Quote #1 "As it is now, I live as I please, and I fancy very few courtiers, however splendid, can say that." (1.13) |
Hythloday explains why being under someone else's authority is an automatic downer, not to mention a total power depleter. But wait a second, is that pride we hear in his voice? Uh oh.
| Quote #2 [Cardinal Morton] was a man, my dear Peter. [...] as much respected for his wisdom and virtue as for his authority. (1.15) |
Cardinal Morton, you're a solid guy. Notice how Hythloday goes out of his way to mention not only Morton's authority, but also his wisdom and virtue. This might be a kind of philosophical trinity for our speaker.
| Quote #3 Perhaps it will be argued that God's law against killing does not apply where human laws allow it. (1.22) |
The plot thickens as Hythloday continues his attack on the European legal system. Now we're not only thinking in terms of human power, but in terms of divine power, too.
