Book 1. (1 results) Tarnsman of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 14 | 52 | "View more quotes about first">First the sword—" he said, "then government—then law—then justice". |
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Book 1. (7 results) Tarnsman of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 14 | 49 | "Before the sword," he said, "there is no right, no wrong, only fact—a world of what is and what is not, rather than a world of what should be and what should not be. |
| 14 | 50 | There is no justice until the sword creates it, establishes it, guarantees it, gives it substance and significance". |
| 14 | 51 | He lifted the weapon, wielding the heavy metal blade as though it were a straw. |
| 14 | 52 | "First the sword—" he said, "then government—then law—then justice". |
| 14 | 53 | "But," I asked, "what of the dream of Ar, that dream of which you spoke, that dream that you believed it right to bring about?" "Yes?" said Marlenus. |
| 14 | 54 | "Is that a right dream?" I asked. |
| 14 | 55 | "It is a right dream," he said. |
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"Before the sword," he said, "there is no right, no wrong, only fact—a world of what is and what is not, rather than a world of what should be and what should not be.
There is no justice until the sword creates it, establishes it, guarantees it, gives it substance and significance".
He lifted the weapon, wielding the heavy metal blade as though it were a straw.
"First the sword—" he said, "then government—then law—then justice".
"But," I asked, "what of the dream of Ar, that dream of which you spoke, that dream that you believed it right to bring about?" "Yes?" said Marlenus.
"Is that a right dream?" I asked.
"It is a right dream," he said.
- (Tarnsman of Gor)