Book 3. (1 results) Priest-Kings of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 16 | 58 | I could see that from the View more quotes about priest">Priest-Kings' point of view it would be more dangerous than handing out automatic weapons to chimpanzees and gorillas. |
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Book 3. (7 results) Priest-Kings of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 16 | 55 | "As I said," went on Misk, "man is subrational. |
| 16 | 56 | Consider what would happen if we allowed him free technological development on our world". |
| 16 | 57 | I nodded. |
| 16 | 58 | I could see that from the Priest-Kings' point of view it would be more dangerous than handing out automatic weapons to chimpanzees and gorillas. |
| 16 | 59 | Man had not proved himself worthy of a superior technology to the Priest-Kings. |
| 16 | 60 | I mused that man had not proved himself worthy of such a technology even to himself. |
| 16 | 61 | "Indeed," said Misk, "it was partly because of this tendency that we brought man to the Counter-Earth, for he is an interesting species and it would be sad to us if he disappeared from the universe". |
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"As I said," went on Misk, "man is subrational.
Consider what would happen if we allowed him free technological development on our world".
I nodded.
I could see that from the Priest-Kings' point of view it would be more dangerous than handing out automatic weapons to chimpanzees and gorillas.
Man had not proved himself worthy of a superior technology to the Priest-Kings.
I mused that man had not proved himself worthy of such a technology even to himself.
"Indeed," said Misk, "it was partly because of this tendency that we brought man to the Counter-Earth, for he is an interesting species and it would be sad to us if he disappeared from the universe".
- (Priest-Kings of Gor)