Book 19. (7 results) Kajira of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
|---|---|---|
| 33 | 795 | "Intermittently, it is my understanding, for generations, they have been involved in combat. |
| 33 | 796 | Probes and skirmishes are frequent. |
| 33 | 797 | As yet outright force has been unable to prevail. |
| 33 | 798 | In many respects priest-kings seem to be tolerant and defensive creatures. |
| 33 | 799 | For example, they permit native beasts on Gor, marooned beasts, and such, provided such obey their laws, particularly with respect to weaponry and technology. |
| 33 | 800 | And never have they pursued the beasts to their steel lairs in space, pursuing temporary advantages in these perennial conflicts. |
| 33 | 801 | The beasts, it is my surmise, having hitherto failed to win Gor by overt conquest, attempt now to obtain power on this world by specific and detailed subversions, mixing in, and influencing, the politics and affairs of cities. |
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"Intermittently, it is my understanding, for generations, they have been involved in combat.
Probes and skirmishes are frequent.
As yet outright force has been unable to prevail.
In many respects priest-kings seem to be tolerant and defensive creatures.
For example, they permit native beasts on Gor, marooned beasts, and such, provided such obey their laws, particularly with respect to weaponry and technology.
And never have they pursued the beasts to their steel lairs in space, pursuing temporary advantages in these perennial conflicts.
The beasts, it is my surmise, having hitherto failed to win Gor by overt conquest, attempt now to obtain power on this world by specific and detailed subversions, mixing in, and influencing, the politics and affairs of cities.
- (Kajira of Gor, Chapter )