says a person cannot learn another trade and every effort is made to accommodate the person while they learn a trade from another person. Because there is no class system in Utopia, a person is not restricted to the trades they may practice and everyone, women included, is educated equally. If a person is of superior intellect, they may obtain permission to excuse themselves from manual labor in order to continue to refine their minds. (More, 75-77)All people of Utopia are given the same provisions to ensure equality. Everyone wears the same clothing and are given the same quality of food. Material wealth is not seen as important, and in fact items such as gold and silver are used to ornament slaves rather than show privilege. If a person does become greedy and resorts to theft, they are not put to death, but rather are enslaved. Utopians feel that a man does more good alive than dead and therefore their criminals are put to work to improve society.There is not one ruler in Utopia, but rather a system of elected persons who ensure the welfare of their community. This eliminates the dictorial kingship system and allows people to voice an opinion in their community affairs. There is no monetary value placed on anything so if a person desires something he is granted it. More says that "no living creature is naturally greedy, except for fear or want-or in the case of human beings, from vanity." (More, 80) The English idea of private property and wealth is completely eliminated creating a monochromatic existence. Because everyone in Utopia is granted everything equal, there exists no concept of superiority and those elected officials are there to assure that things remain equal.Utopians do however declare war, but not without good reason. Utopians engage in war merely to avenge wrongdoing to themselves or their allies. However, unlike the English, Utopians almost never engage in the battles themselves. They hire soldiers to fig...
