Book 14. (7 results) Fighting Slave of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | 16 | Even the physicians, however, normally do not admit their women to full practice until they have borne two children. |
| 16 | 17 | The purpose of this is to retain a high level of intelligence in the caste. |
| 16 | 18 | Professional women, it is well understood, tend not to reproduce themselves, a situation which, over time, would be likely to produce a diminution in the quality of the caste. |
| 16 | 19 | Concern for the future of the caste is thus evinced in this limitation by the physicians on the rights of their women to participate without delay in the caste craft. |
| 16 | 20 | The welfare of the caste, typically, takes priority in the Gorean mind over the ambitions of specific individuals. |
| 16 | 21 | The welfare of a larger number of individuals, as the Goreans reason, correctly or incorrectly, is more important than the welfare of a smaller number of individuals. |
| 16 | 22 | I do not argue this. |
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Even the physicians, however, normally do not admit their women to full practice until they have borne two children.
The purpose of this is to retain a high level of intelligence in the caste.
Professional women, it is well understood, tend not to reproduce themselves, a situation which, over time, would be likely to produce a diminution in the quality of the caste.
Concern for the future of the caste is thus evinced in this limitation by the physicians on the rights of their women to participate without delay in the caste craft.
The welfare of the caste, typically, takes priority in the Gorean mind over the ambitions of specific individuals.
The welfare of a larger number of individuals, as the Goreans reason, correctly or incorrectly, is more important than the welfare of a smaller number of individuals.
I do not argue this.
- (Fighting Slave of Gor, Chapter )