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Book 22. (7 results) Dancer of Gor (Context Quote)

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20 190 Sometimes, it is said, that cruel and unfair pressure is applied to farmers, or villages, such as threats, or the burning of crops, and such, but I would think that this would surely be the exception rather than the rule.
20 191 When the great farms can usually achieve their aims, statistically, by legitimate business measures there would be little point in having recourse to irregular inducements.
20 192 Too, the Gorean peasant tends to be a master of the "peasant bow," a weapon of unusual accuracy, rapidity of fire, and striking force.
20 193 Usually, as it is their caste policy, the farmers or villagers seek new land, usually farther away, to start again.
20 194 They seldom attempt to enter the cities, where they might eventually contribute to the formation of a discontented urban proletariat.
20 195 Their caste codes discourage it.
20 196 Also, of course, they would generally not be citizens of the city and in the city there would be little opportunity for them to practice their caste crafts.
Sometimes, it is said, that cruel and unfair pressure is applied to farmers, or villages, such as threats, or the burning of crops, and such, but I would think that this would surely be the exception rather than the rule. When the great farms can usually achieve their aims, statistically, by legitimate business measures there would be little point in having recourse to irregular inducements. Too, the Gorean peasant tends to be a master of the "peasant bow," a weapon of unusual accuracy, rapidity of fire, and striking force. Usually, as it is their caste policy, the farmers or villagers seek new land, usually farther away, to start again. They seldom attempt to enter the cities, where they might eventually contribute to the formation of a discontented urban proletariat. Their caste codes discourage it. Also, of course, they would generally not be citizens of the city and in the city there would be little opportunity for them to practice their caste crafts. - (Dancer of Gor, Chapter )