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- My Master Thomas More would give anything to anyone. Some say that’s good and some say that’s bad, but I say he can’t help it—and that’s bad... because some day someone’s going to ask him for something that he wants to keep; and he’ll be out of practice. (Act One, scene one)
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- Robert Bolt
- 1960
- “William Roper: “So, now you give the Devil the benefit of law!” Sir Thomas More: “Yes! What would you do? Cut a great road through the law to get after the Devil?”
- “Thomas More: ... And when the last law was down, and the Devil turned around on you--where would you hide, Roper, the laws all being flat? This country's planted thick with laws from coast to coast--man's laws, not God's--and if you cut them down...
- “If we lived in a State where virtue was profitable, common sense would make us good, and greed would make us saintly. And we'd live like animals or angels in the happy land that /needs/ no heroes.
- “Thomas More: Will, I'd trust you with my life. But not your principles. You see, we speak of being anchored to our principles. But if the weather turns nasty you up with an anchor and let it down where there's less wind, and the fishing's better.
20 of the best book quotes from A Man for All Seasons. 01. “Well . . . I believe, when statesmen forsake their own private conscience for the sake of their public duties . . . they lead their country by a short route to chaos.”. Robert Bolt.
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In the famous play "A Man for All Seasons" by Robert Bolt, there is a powerful quote that encapsulates the moral dilemma faced by Sir Thomas More. He is confronted by his close friend Richard Rich who seeks his support for King Henry VIII's marriage and divorce.
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― Robert Bolt, A Man for All Seasons: A Play in Two Acts. tags: constitutional-law , rule-of-law. 83 likes. Like. “Thomas More: ...And when the last law was down, and the Devil turned around on you--where would you hide, Roper, the laws all being flat?
