Book 29. (1 results) Swordsmen of Gor (Individual Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
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| 2 | 272 | Too, in the codes there is a saying that he who strikes first lives to strike second. |
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Book 29. (7 results) Swordsmen of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
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| 2 | 269 | Whereas brigands, assassins, and such will strike an unarmed man, the common Gorean would not be likely to do so. |
| 2 | 270 | It seemed clear to me that his unarmed approach was not then merely to reassure me but, in a way, to diminish, if not preclude, the possibility of himself being attacked. |
| 2 | 271 | In Gorean there is only one word for "stranger" and "enemy". |
| 2 | 272 | Too, in the codes there is a saying that he who strikes first lives to strike second. |
| 2 | 273 | "What are you doing here?" he asked. |
| 2 | 274 | "I do not know," I said. |
| 2 | 275 | "You were put ashore, marooned?" he asked. |
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Whereas brigands, assassins, and such will strike an unarmed man, the common Gorean would not be likely to do so.
It seemed clear to me that his unarmed approach was not then merely to reassure me but, in a way, to diminish, if not preclude, the possibility of himself being attacked.
In Gorean there is only one word for "stranger" and "enemy".
Too, in the codes there is a saying that he who strikes first lives to strike second.
"What are you doing here?" he asked.
"I do not know," I said.
"You were put ashore, marooned?" he asked.
- (Swordsmen of Gor, Chapter 2)