Book 26. (1 results) Witness of Gor (Individual Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
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| 22 | 45 | Is not acquiescence superior to inquiry? Is not cowardice, rather than simple discretion, the better part of valor? Is not conformity to prescribed falsehood less perilous than the seeking of truth? In any event, with respect to the enforcement of commands, customs, and such, the pit master was selective. |
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Book 26. (7 results) Witness of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | 42 | His mind was not only large, deep, and unusual, but it was also an independent mind. |
| 22 | 43 | He thought for himself. |
| 22 | 44 | How few men and women of Earth, I thought, did that. |
| 22 | 45 | Is not acquiescence superior to inquiry? Is not cowardice, rather than simple discretion, the better part of valor? Is not conformity to prescribed falsehood less perilous than the seeking of truth? In any event, with respect to the enforcement of commands, customs, and such, the pit master was selective. |
| 22 | 46 | He was neither legalistic nor rule-bound, but, too, he was neither antinomian nor iconoclastic. |
| 22 | 47 | He would neither agree to be the same, as most, nor disagree merely to be different, as some. |
| 22 | 48 | He would think for himself; he was such a man. |
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His mind was not only large, deep, and unusual, but it was also an independent mind.
He thought for himself.
How few men and women of Earth, I thought, did that.
Is not acquiescence superior to inquiry? Is not cowardice, rather than simple discretion, the better part of valor? Is not conformity to prescribed falsehood less perilous than the seeking of truth? In any event, with respect to the enforcement of commands, customs, and such, the pit master was selective.
He was neither legalistic nor rule-bound, but, too, he was neither antinomian nor iconoclastic.
He would neither agree to be the same, as most, nor disagree merely to be different, as some.
He would think for himself; he was such a man.
- (Witness of Gor, Chapter 22)