Book 33. (1 results) Rebels of Gor (Individual Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
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| 31 | 225 | A decree without the sword is no more than a sword without a blade. |
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Book 33. (7 results) Rebels of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
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| 31 | 222 | "You think words are things," said Arashi, "but things are things, not words. |
| 31 | 223 | The name of water does not assuage thirst, nor the name of food fill a belly. |
| 31 | 224 | So, too, the name of arrest does not arrest. |
| 31 | 225 | A decree without the sword is no more than a sword without a blade. |
| 31 | 226 | There is no law without the bow and glaive". |
| 31 | 227 | I was reminded of a saying I had heard long ago. |
| 31 | 228 | "The laws of Cos march with the spears of Cos". |
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"You think words are things," said Arashi, "but things are things, not words.
The name of water does not assuage thirst, nor the name of food fill a belly.
So, too, the name of arrest does not arrest.
A decree without the sword is no more than a sword without a blade.
There is no law without the bow and glaive".
I was reminded of a saying I had heard long ago.
"The laws of Cos march with the spears of Cos".
- (Rebels of Gor, Chapter 31)