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English statesman who accepted execution rather than take an oath against his beliefs; executed by Henry VIII; coined the word "utopia" (1478-1535)- The film, A Man for all Seasons is based on the life of Thomas More.
Thomas More = English statesman who accepted execution rather than take an oath against his beliefs; executed by Henry VIII; coined the word "utopia" (1478-1535)
- Sir Thomas More says one can marry at twenty-four.D.H. Lawrence -- Sons and Lovers
- The next is, that Sir Thomas More is chosen Lord Chancellor in your place.William Shakespeare -- Henry VIII
- He looked to Thomas more out of place than a carrot on a tomato plant.James Dashner -- The Maze Runner
- Making deliveries on the Upper East Side, he often found himself in the vicinity of a small Catholic church, St. Thomas More.Tracy Kidder -- Strength in What Remains
- The Household Steward of Sir Thomas More!Robert Bolt -- A Man for All Seasons
- Socrates'[344] condemnation of himself to be maintained in all honor in the Prytaneum,[345] during his life, and Sir Thomas More's[346] playfulness at the scaffold, are of the same strain.Ralph Waldo Emerson -- Selected Essays
- Their taste in books was catholic, at any rate; Plato in Greek touched Omar in English; Nietzsche partnered Newton; Thomas More was there, and also Hannah More, Thomas Moore, George Moore, and even Old Moore.James Hilton -- Lost Horizon
- I had the honour to have much conversation with Brutus; and was told, "that his ancestor Junius, Socrates, Epaminondas, Cato the younger, Sir Thomas More, and himself were perpetually together:" a sextumvirate, to which all the ages of the world cannot add a seventh.Jonathan Swift -- Gulliver's Travels
- Yet is there a man in this court, is there a man in this country, who does not know Sir Thomas More's opinion of the King's title?Robert Bolt -- A Man for All Seasons
- ] [Footnote 346: Sir Thomas More.Ralph Waldo Emerson -- Selected Essays
- The one fixed point in a world of changing friendships is that Thomas More will not give in!Robert Bolt -- A Man for All Seasons
- The King's a man of conscience and he wants either Sir Thomas More to bless his marriage or Sir Thomas More destroyed.Robert Bolt -- A Man for All Seasons
- The King's a man of conscience and he wants either Sir Thomas More to bless his marriage or Sir Thomas More destroyed.Robert Bolt -- A Man for All Seasons
- She laughed quaintly, saying: "Does it need Sir Thomas More's sanction?"D.H. Lawrence -- Sons and Lovers
- Sharon bought and arranged the flowers for St. Thomas More.Tracy Kidder -- Strength in What Remains
- She had come to New York without a job or even many clothes and had found her way to St. Thomas More.Tracy Kidder -- Strength in What Remains
- When I first went to see Sharon at St. Thomas More, she told me she'd recently spoken to Nancy and Charlie.Tracy Kidder -- Strength in What Remains
- And I may say Thomas More— CROMWELL Thomas More will line up on the right side.Robert Bolt -- A Man for All Seasons
- And I may say Thomas More— CROMWELL Thomas More will line up on the right side.Robert Bolt -- A Man for All Seasons
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