How we cite our quotes: (Act.Paragraph)
Quote #1
MORE: Talk of the Cardinal's Secretary and the Cardinal appears. He wants me. Now.
ALICE: At this time of the night?
MORE: (Mildly) The King's business. (1.141-143)
'Nough said—if the King wants to talk to you in the middle of the night, then you can better believe you'll drop whatever you're doing and meet him. That's just how things roll in a monarchy, folks.
Quote #2
CROMWELL: [...] It's odd how differently men's fortunes flow. My late master, Wolsey, died in disgrace, and here I am in the King's own service. There you are in a competitive backwater—yet the new Lord Chancellor's an old friend of yours. (1.389)
We can't say that we're too fond of Cromwell, but the dude can humble-brag like a master. That's got to count for something, right? Yeah, maybe not. Basically, Cromwell is the most power-hungry character in the play: no matter what he's doing, he's always exploiting his situation to gain more power for himself. And what happens if something silly like morality or legality gets in his way? Pshh. Cromwell doesn't even know how to spell the word "morality."
Quote #3
MORE: (Appearing momentarily from the folds of the cassock) The service of God is not a dishonor to any office. (The cassock is pulled off) Believe me, my friend, I do not belittle the honor His Majesty is doing me (1.490)
In contrast, More doesn't have an ambitious bone in his body. It's not that he's opposed to being a powerful politician, or that he doesn't think he'd do a good job—he's just not that into it. If he can help his country by being a Chancellor, then he'll do that. If he can help it by being a pauper, then he'll do that, too. Power isn't even in the equation for More.