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Full Idea
Utopians are practically the only people on earth who fail to see anything glorious in war.
Gist of Idea
Only Utopians fail to see glory in warfare
Source
Thomas More (Utopia [1516], Bk 2)
Book Ref
More,Thomas: 'Utopia', ed/tr. Turner,Paul [Penguin 1965], p.109
A Reaction
A refreshing thought for such an early date. Whatever dubious behaviour is nowadays attributed to Thomas More, you have to admire someone who writes this during the reign of Henry VIII.
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