Book II, final paragraph
I cannot perfectly agree to everything he has related... However, there are many things in the commonwealth of Utopia that I rather wish, than hope, to see followed in our governments.Read in Books4Free →
More's Closing Ambivalence
From Utopia by Thomas More
The work's famously ambiguous ending, where the character 'More' confesses many Utopian customs seem absurd but acknowledges others he 'would rather wish than hope' to see realized.
Book II, closing reflection on Utopian community
More acknowledges the destruction of nobility, magnificence, and splendor that communal property would entail, leaving the reader to weigh trade-offs.
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