There is a great line in A Man for All Seasons, after Thomas More has been found guilty with the help of perjured testimony from Richard Rich, that More notices the medal Rich is wearing and learns that he has been made Secretary of State for Wales. More reminds him of Jesus' words "What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his own soul?" and adds, "but for Wales?"
By the way, TCM will be showing A Man for All Seasons tonight (10 p.m. EDT).
Interesting that you bring up Thomas More - the man who burned folks at the stake for no less than holding on to what the Word of God states in English.
What goes around comes around...