Book 25. (1 results) Magicians of Gor (Individual Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
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| 13 | 68 | He was one of those fellows who had not yet wearied of denouncing hypocrisy and fraud. |
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Book 25. (7 results) Magicians of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 13 | 65 | "And doubtless many of them, or at least the simpler ones, do not even understand what they are doing. |
| 13 | 66 | Thus it is hard to blame them, unless, say, for stupidity, or a failure to undertake inquiries or, if undertaking them, a failure to pursue them in an objective manner". |
| 13 | 67 | Again Marcus made an angry noise. |
| 13 | 68 | He was one of those fellows who had not yet wearied of denouncing hypocrisy and fraud. |
| 13 | 69 | He did not yet see the roll which such things served in the complex tapestry of life. |
| 13 | 70 | What if some folks required lies, as the price of mental security? Should they be nonetheless denied their comforts, robbed of their illusions? Is their happiness worth less than that of others? Is it not better to tell them, if they are capable of no more, that the illusions are reality, that the lies are truth? If many desired such things, and cried out for them, is it any wonder that fellows would be found, perhaps even from noble motives, to sell them such wares, keeping the truth to themselves, as their burden and secret? I pondered the matter. |
| 13 | 71 | I knew, as Marcus did not, of many civilizations which were unnatural, which had taken wrong paths, which were founded on myths and lies. |
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"And doubtless many of them, or at least the simpler ones, do not even understand what they are doing.
Thus it is hard to blame them, unless, say, for stupidity, or a failure to undertake inquiries or, if undertaking them, a failure to pursue them in an objective manner".
Again Marcus made an angry noise.
He was one of those fellows who had not yet wearied of denouncing hypocrisy and fraud.
He did not yet see the roll which such things served in the complex tapestry of life.
What if some folks required lies, as the price of mental security? Should they be nonetheless denied their comforts, robbed of their illusions? Is their happiness worth less than that of others? Is it not better to tell them, if they are capable of no more, that the illusions are reality, that the lies are truth? If many desired such things, and cried out for them, is it any wonder that fellows would be found, perhaps even from noble motives, to sell them such wares, keeping the truth to themselves, as their burden and secret? I pondered the matter.
I knew, as Marcus did not, of many civilizations which were unnatural, which had taken wrong paths, which were founded on myths and lies.
- (Magicians of Gor, Chapter 13)