Book 1. (1 results) Tarnsman of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 3 | 145 | The View more quotes about girl">girl I had originally seen had been a slave, and what I had taken to be the jewelry at her throat had been a badge of servitude. |
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Book 1. (7 results) Tarnsman of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 3 | 142 | But far more deplorable than the caste system was the institution of slavery. |
| 3 | 143 | There were only three statuses conceivable to the Gorean mind outside of the caste system: slave, outlaw, and Priest-King. |
| 3 | 144 | A man who refused to practice his livelihood or strove to alter status without the consent of the Council of High Castes was, by definition, an outlaw and subject to impalement. |
| 3 | 145 | The girl I had originally seen had been a slave, and what I had taken to be the jewelry at her throat had been a badge of servitude. |
| 3 | 146 | Another such badge was a brand concealed by her clothing. |
| 3 | 147 | The latter marked her as a slave, and the former identified her master. |
| 3 | 148 | One might change one's collar, but not one's brand. |
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But far more deplorable than the caste system was the institution of slavery.
There were only three statuses conceivable to the Gorean mind outside of the caste system: slave, outlaw, and Priest-King.
A man who refused to practice his livelihood or strove to alter status without the consent of the Council of High Castes was, by definition, an outlaw and subject to impalement.
The girl I had originally seen had been a slave, and what I had taken to be the jewelry at her throat had been a badge of servitude.
Another such badge was a brand concealed by her clothing.
The latter marked her as a slave, and the former identified her master.
One might change one's collar, but not one's brand.
- (Tarnsman of Gor)