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The Home Stone came naturally, in time, to acquire a mystique, and something of the same hot, sweet emotions as our native peoples of Earth feel toward their flags became invested in it". - (Tarnsman of Gor, Chapter 2, Sentence #123)

It was, so to speak, a symbol of sovereignty, or territory, and each peasant, in his own hut, was a sovereign". "Later," said my father, "home stones were used for villages, and later still for cities. The home stone of a village was always placed in the market; in a city, on the top of the highest tower. The home stone came naturally, in time, to acquire a mystique, and something of the same hot, sweet emotions as our native peoples of Earth feel toward their flags became invested in it". My father had risen to his feet and had begun to pace the room, and his eyes seemed strangely alive. In time I would come to understand more of what he felt. Indeed, there is a saying on Gor, a saying whose origin is lost in the past of this strange planet, that one who speaks of home stones should stand, for matters of honor are here involved, and honor is respected in the barbaric codes of Gor. - (Tarnsman of Gor, Chapter 2)