They eat and drink out of vessels of earth or glass, which make an agreeable appearance, though formed of brittle materials; whi
le they make their chamber-pots and close-stools of gold and silver, and that not only in their public halls but in their private houses. Of the same metals they likewise make chains and fetters for their slaves, to some of which, as a badge of infamy, they hang an earring of gold, and make others wear a chain or a coronet of the same metal; and thus they take care by all possible means to render gold and silver of no esteem . . . What feature of English society is More most likely critiquing?
O conflicts between kings and the church
O greed and self-interest
O exploration of new lands
O an economy facing inflation
