He was a lawyer, judge, statesman, and author, but today Thomas More is remembered most as a martyr who would not betray his conscience even at the cost of his life. ..... His last words, spoken bravely at his execution, are remembered today throughout England and the Catholic world: "I have always been the king's good and loyal servant, but God's first."
――南山大学(外国語学部英米学科・総合政策学部)――2003年