The wool from the sheep are highly priced and many of the men are not content with the annual profits made. Such things as not being satisfied with what they make puts thieves in the position brought upon themselves. “Thieves are no more reluctant to be soldiers than soldiers are reluctant to be thieves, so closely are the two callings related” (32). You cannot force upon people someone they wish not to be, but you cannot leave people the only viable option left for them to take. The plague of thieves, as the lawyer had said, come from outcomes such as war or the wealthy nobles taking land from the people who have provided them with the food and luxuries they are so easily
The wool from the sheep are highly priced and many of the men are not content with the annual profits made. Such things as not being satisfied with what they make puts thieves in the position brought upon themselves. “Thieves are no more reluctant to be soldiers than soldiers are reluctant to be thieves, so closely are the two callings related” (32). You cannot force upon people someone they wish not to be, but you cannot leave people the only viable option left for them to take. The plague of thieves, as the lawyer had said, come from outcomes such as war or the wealthy nobles taking land from the people who have provided them with the food and luxuries they are so easily