Work, Leisure, and Daily Life

From Utopia by Thomas More
The famous six-hour workday, universal agricultural labor, and the cultivation of mind and body that characterize Utopian life.
Book II, on occupations

All citizens work six hours daily; the remaining time is devoted to learning, music, and gardens—revolutionary against Tudor labor conditions.

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Book II, on agriculture

Every Utopian takes a turn at farm work, eliminating the contempt for manual labor.

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