Book 31. (1 results) Conspirators of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 8 | 225 | Even the Peasants, commonly regarded as the lowest of castes, regards itself proudly, and with justification, as "the ox on which the Home Stone rests". |
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Book 31. (7 results) Conspirators of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 8 | 222 | Accordingly, each member of each caste is likely to have his caste pride. |
| 8 | 223 | In some sense this doubtless contributes to social stability, and, surely, it tends to make the average fellow content with his own person, profession, background, antecedents, and such. |
| 8 | 224 | He respects himself, and these things. |
| 8 | 225 | Even the Peasants, commonly regarded as the lowest of castes, regards itself proudly, and with justification, as "the ox on which the Home Stone rests". |
| 8 | 226 | A casteless society, an open society, in which elevation, wealth, and success is supposed to depend, or does depend, on the outcome of merit and free competition will obviously generate an enormous amount of frustration, jealousy, envy, and hostility. |
| 8 | 227 | In such a society most will fail to fulfill their ambitions and must almost inevitably fall short of achieving at least the greatest rewards and highest honors which such a society has to bestow. |
| 8 | 228 | In an open race to which all are invited and in which all are free to run there will be only one winner, and many losers. |
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Accordingly, each member of each caste is likely to have his caste pride.
In some sense this doubtless contributes to social stability, and, surely, it tends to make the average fellow content with his own person, profession, background, antecedents, and such.
He respects himself, and these things.
Even the Peasants, commonly regarded as the lowest of castes, regards itself proudly, and with justification, as "the ox on which the Home Stone rests".
A casteless society, an open society, in which elevation, wealth, and success is supposed to depend, or does depend, on the outcome of merit and free competition will obviously generate an enormous amount of frustration, jealousy, envy, and hostility.
In such a society most will fail to fulfill their ambitions and must almost inevitably fall short of achieving at least the greatest rewards and highest honors which such a society has to bestow.
In an open race to which all are invited and in which all are free to run there will be only one winner, and many losers.
- (Conspirators of Gor, Chapter 8)