In 1515, as part of their plan for international peace, Thomas More and Erasmus both called for a renaissance – a “rebirth” – of the “so-called liberal studies.” That “so-called” referred to Seneca's famous statement: “Hence you see why ‘liberal studies’ are so called: because they are studies worthy of the free. But there is only one really liberal study, that which gives a person his liberty. It is the study of wisdom, and that is lofty, brave, and great-souled.” In calling for this renaissance, they were agreeing with their classical predecessors that education in the “liberal arts,” or what Cicero often called the studia humanitatis, is the best path “to lead the state in peace,” because “the fostering of a virtuous and educated citizenry provides the key” to peace and liberty.