Book 21. (7 results) Mercenaries of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | 2304 | "It is an interesting concept," I said, "that legislation could be passed against manhood, that nature can be dismissed with a statute, that her reality and aristocracy can be declared illegal. |
| 25 | 2305 | Surely there is some sort of category confusion here. |
| 25 | 2306 | laws cannot validly be passed against facts. |
| 25 | 2307 | Any such law is automatically null and void. |
| 25 | 2308 | It is like the English king who in the legend sat upon the beach and forbade the incoming waves to touch his robes". |
| 25 | 2309 | "What happened?" she asked. |
| 25 | 2310 | "He got wet," I said. |
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"It is an interesting concept," I said, "that legislation could be passed against manhood, that nature can be dismissed with a statute, that her reality and aristocracy can be declared illegal.
Surely there is some sort of category confusion here.
laws cannot validly be passed against facts.
Any such law is automatically null and void.
It is like the English king who in the legend sat upon the beach and forbade the incoming waves to touch his robes".
"What happened?" she asked.
"He got wet," I said.
- (Mercenaries of Gor, Chapter )