One Way To Respond To Raphael's Response

1. Raphael’s complete refusal to work in the service of a king is certainly going against the typical ideas of a well learned man of this era. Raphael refuses to serve a king because he feels that being in one’s service strips him of his freedom. Raphael also notes that a prince very rarely dabbles in the art maintaining peace, but they are many times masters in the art of inciting war. The powerful part of Raphael’s refusal comes when he implies that wise men of a king’s court are only good at supporting their own ideas. If at risk of losing reputation in the court, the other advisors are quick to shun an idea instead of supporting it in any notion. If the advisors have no real counter argument they will usually resort to saying it was not the way of their ancestors.

One way to respond to Raphael’s response would be saying that personal ideas and philosophies have no impact on the world we live in unless they are shared with the world, and this usually involves sharing them with people of great power. Without sharing the idea they are destined to die out with the individual. Unfortunately, this path in the service of others involves compromise, and some people are absolutely unwilling to change what they stand for. This path of service is social progress over self pride, and this is how I would personally respond to Raphael.
3. From More’s point of view, it is possible to be in politics and still be virtuous. From his description of Giles, he considers him both wise and ethical. He also says that he is affectionate, loyal, and modest. More also describes the other Dutch politicians as eloquent and skilled, not something Raphael would probably say. We can assume More thinks highly of most politicians and considers them