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      at a vast expense is neglected by another; who thinks he has a 


      more delicate sense of the beauties of architecture; and he 


      suffering it to fall to ruin; builds another at no less charge。 


      But among the Utopians all things are so regulated that men very 


      seldom build upon a new piece of ground; and are not only very 


      quick in repairing their houses; but show their foresight in 


      preventing their decay: so that their buildings are preserved very 


      long; with but little labor; and thus the builders to whom that 


      care belongs are often without employment; except the hewing of 


      timber and the squaring of stones; that the materials may be in 


      readiness for raising a building very suddenly when there is any 


      occasion for it。





      As to their clothes; observe how little work is spent in them: 


      while they are at labor; they are clothed with leather and skins。 


      cast carelessly about them; which will last seven years; and when 


      they appear in public they put on an upper garment; which hides 


      the other; and these are all of one color; and that is the natural 


      color of the wool。 As they need less woollen cloth than is used 


      anywhere else; so that which they make use of is much less costly。 


      They use linen cloth more; but that is prepared with less labor; 


      and they value cloth only by the whiteness of the linen or the 


      cleanness of the wool; without much regard to the fineness of the 


      thread: while in other places; four or five upper garments of 


      woollen cloth; of different colors; and as many vests of silk; 


      will scarce serve one man; and while those that are nicer think 


      ten are too few; every man there is content with one; which very 


      often serves him two years。 Nor is there anything that can tempt a 


      man to desire more; for if he had them; he would neither be the 


      warmer nor would he make one jot the better appearance for it。 And 


      thus; since they are all employed in some useful labor; and since 


      they content themselves with fewer things; it falls out that there 


      is a great abundance of all things among them: so that it 


      frequently happens that; for want of other work; vast numbers are 


      sent out to mend the highways。 But when no public undertaking is 


      to be performed; the hours of working are lessened。 The 


      magistrates never engage the people in unnecessary labor; since 


      the chief end of the constitution is to regulate labor by the 


      necessities of the public; and to allow all the people as much 


      time as is necessary for the improvement of their minds; in which 


      they think the happiness of life consists。











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