Book 1. (1 results) Tarnsman of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 4 | 138 | "I am," Torm had said, "too practical to involve View more quotes about myself">myself in the frivolities of government". |
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Book 1. (7 results) Tarnsman of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 4 | 135 | In order, the ascending tiers, blue, yellow, green, and red, were occupied by representatives of the Scribes, Builders, Physicians, and Warriors. |
| 4 | 136 | Torm, I observed, was not seated in the tier of Scribes. |
| 4 | 137 | I smiled to myself. |
| 4 | 138 | "I am," Torm had said, "too practical to involve myself in the frivolities of government". |
| 4 | 139 | I supposed the city might be under siege and Torm would fail to notice. |
| 4 | 140 | I was pleased to note that my own caste, that of the Warriors, was accorded the least status; if I had had my will, the warriors would not have been a High Caste. |
| 4 | 141 | On the other hand, I objected to the Initiates being in the place of honor, as it seemed to me that they, even more than the Warriors, were nonproductive members of society. |
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In order, the ascending tiers, blue, yellow, green, and red, were occupied by representatives of the Scribes, Builders, Physicians, and Warriors.
Torm, I observed, was not seated in the tier of Scribes.
I smiled to myself.
"I am," Torm had said, "too practical to involve myself in the frivolities of government".
I supposed the city might be under siege and Torm would fail to notice.
I was pleased to note that my own caste, that of the Warriors, was accorded the least status; if I had had my will, the warriors would not have been a High Caste.
On the other hand, I objected to the Initiates being in the place of honor, as it seemed to me that they, even more than the Warriors, were nonproductive members of society.
- (Tarnsman of Gor)