Utopia, Part 7 — краткое содержание

Что происходит

1. The speaker distinguishes criminal slaves from willing foreign servants and describes care for incurable patients, including approved voluntary death.
2. Marriage rules govern minimum ages, premarital conduct, bodily inspection, divorce, and punishment for adultery.
3. Slavery supplies public labor and deters crime, while repentance can bring relief and rebellion can bring death.
4. Utopians condemn mockery of bodily defects, honor public service, and expect modest conduct from rulers.
5. Few, plainly understood laws allow people to plead without lawyers, while neighboring nations request Utopian magistrates.
6. The speaker explains why Utopians reject alliances and favor human fellowship over treaties vulnerable to deceit.

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