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Sir Thomas More wrote Utopia at the beginning of the 16th century. The book was published in Latin in 1516 and later translated into English. The king put him to death for this book, but Catholic Curch made him a saint later.The word "utopia" made up from 2 Greek words "nowhere land" and mean now "the ideal society".Thomas more described in his book a conversation between himself and a sailor name Hythlodaye. The sailor tells of his visit to a mythical island called utopia. He compares conditions in Utopia and England at that time. And the contrast clearly shows many evils which men had ignored.All the people in Utopia enjoyed equal rank and rights. There was no private property, everybody wore the same type of clothing to do not proclaim the superiority of one person over another.Everyone had to work for 7 hours a day, nobody was allowed to force his opinions or religious beliefs on anyone else, except by fair argument and discussion. People were free to mary the partners of their choice and free to end their own marriage.In Utopia the cleverest young people were excused from work. Instead, they were trained to be the wise men or philosophers of the community. But they were still treated as only ordinary members of the community, so that they would not become a privileged superior class. King were chosen from the philosophers but he could be removed from the throne if he showed any tendency to turn into a tyrant.Thomas More`s Utopia wasa remarkable work of philosophy that provided many of the theories and ideas.
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