Book 19. (7 results) Kajira of Gor (Context Quote)
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Too, of course, they might recruit native Goreans for their purposes.
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How, except for such power, could a barbarian woman, such as Sheila, the former Tatrix of Corcyrus, come to power in a city such as Corcyrus? I suspect, also, that the true motivation of the attack on the mines of Argentum was not to fill the coffers of Corcyrus, already a prosperous city, but to supplement the economic resources of these other forces.
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They intend, perhaps, failing success in outward aggression, to subvert our world, city by city, or to form a league of cities, that may become dominant among our states.
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This might be accomplished, presumably, within the weapon laws and technological limitations imposed upon Gorean humans by priest-kings, for whatever might be their purposes".
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Men looked at Sheila.
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She put her head down, trembling.
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"Preposterous though those ideas may sound," said Menicius, "there is some plausibility to them.
Too, of course, they might recruit native Goreans for their purposes.
How, except for such power, could a barbarian woman, such as Sheila, the former Tatrix of Corcyrus, come to power in a city such as Corcyrus? I suspect, also, that the true motivation of the attack on the mines of Argentum was not to fill the coffers of Corcyrus, already a prosperous city, but to supplement the economic resources of these other forces.
They intend, perhaps, failing success in outward aggression, to subvert our world, city by city, or to form a league of cities, that may become dominant among our states.
This might be accomplished, presumably, within the weapon laws and technological limitations imposed upon Gorean humans by priest-kings, for whatever might be their purposes".
Men looked at Sheila.
She put her head down, trembling.
"Preposterous though those ideas may sound," said Menicius, "there is some plausibility to them.
- (Kajira of Gor, Chapter )