Book 1. (7 results) Tarnsman of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 65 | The Code of the Warrior was, in general, characterized by a rudimentary chivalry, emphasizing loyalty to the Pride Chiefs and the Home Stone. |
| 3 | 66 | It was harsh, but with a certain gallantry, a sense of honor that I could respect. |
| 3 | 67 | A man could do worse than live by such a code. |
| 3 | 68 | I was also instructed in the Double Knowledge—that is, I was instructed in what the people, on the whole, believed, and then I was instructed in what the intellectuals were expected to know. |
| 3 | 69 | Sometimes there was a surprising discrepancy between the two. |
| 3 | 70 | For example, the population as a whole, the castes below the High Castes, were encouraged to believe that their world was a broad, flat disk. |
| 3 | 71 | Perhaps this was to discourage them from exploration or to develop in them a habit of relying on common-sense prejudices—something of a social control device. |
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The Code of the Warrior was, in general, characterized by a rudimentary chivalry, emphasizing loyalty to the Pride Chiefs and the Home Stone.
It was harsh, but with a certain gallantry, a sense of honor that I could respect.
A man could do worse than live by such a code.
I was also instructed in the Double Knowledge—that is, I was instructed in what the people, on the whole, believed, and then I was instructed in what the intellectuals were expected to know.
Sometimes there was a surprising discrepancy between the two.
For example, the population as a whole, the castes below the High Castes, were encouraged to believe that their world was a broad, flat disk.
Perhaps this was to discourage them from exploration or to develop in them a habit of relying on common-sense prejudices—something of a social control device.
- (Tarnsman of Gor, Chapter )