Book 31. (7 results) Conspirators of Gor (Context Quote)
Chapter #
Sentence #
Quote
8
143
Too, more than once I felt dampness, or grime.
8
144
In this part of the city, wherever it was, it seemed the shopkeepers, or residents, were less scrupulous in their housekeeping.
8
145
It is understood that the streets in a Gorean city, local bridges, and such, are the responsibility of those in the neighborhood, not of the city or state.
8
146
The responsibilities of the city and state tend to be limited, mostly to protection, civil and municipal, and arbitration.
8
147
Whereas a city will often have a coinage, so, too, may private citizens.
8
148
For example, the golden tarn disk of the banker Publius may be more valuable than that of Ar itself, or, at least, that of the Ar of the occupation, when someone named Talena graced the throne of Ar.
8
149
Charity, care of the simple, the needy, and such, is handled privately, usually by clan lines, or caste councils.
Too, more than once I felt dampness, or grime.
In this part of the city, wherever it was, it seemed the shopkeepers, or residents, were less scrupulous in their housekeeping.
It is understood that the streets in a Gorean city, local bridges, and such, are the responsibility of those in the neighborhood, not of the city or state.
The responsibilities of the city and state tend to be limited, mostly to protection, civil and municipal, and arbitration.
Whereas a city will often have a coinage, so, too, may private citizens.
For example, the golden tarn disk of the banker Publius may be more valuable than that of Ar itself, or, at least, that of the Ar of the occupation, when someone named Talena graced the throne of Ar.
Charity, care of the simple, the needy, and such, is handled privately, usually by clan lines, or caste councils.
- (Conspirators of Gor, Chapter )