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Book 1. (7 results) Tarnsman of Gor (Context Quote)

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3 73 I wondered, however, if the Second Knowledge, that of the intellectuals, might not be as carefully tailored to preclude inquiry on their level as the First Knowledge apparently was to preclude inquiry on the level of the Lower Castes.
3 74 I would guess that there is a Third Knowledge, that reserved to the Priest-Kings.
3 75 "The city-state," said my father, speaking to me late one afternoon, "is the basic political division on Gor—hostile cities controlling what territory they can in their environs, surrounded by a no-man's land of open ground on every side".
3 76 "How is leadership determined in these cities?" I asked.
3 77 "Rulers," he said, "are chosen from any High Caste".
3 78 "High Caste?" I asked.
3 79 "Yes, of course," was his answer.
I wondered, however, if the Second Knowledge, that of the intellectuals, might not be as carefully tailored to preclude inquiry on their level as the First Knowledge apparently was to preclude inquiry on the level of the Lower Castes. I would guess that there is a Third Knowledge, that reserved to the Priest-Kings. "The city-state," said my father, speaking to me late one afternoon, "is the basic political division on Gor—hostile cities controlling what territory they can in their environs, surrounded by a no-man's land of open ground on every side". "How is leadership determined in these cities?" I asked. "Rulers," he said, "are chosen from any High Caste". "High Caste?" I asked. "Yes, of course," was his answer. - (Tarnsman of Gor, Chapter )