Book 1. (7 results) Tarnsman of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| 3 | 80 | "In fact, in the First Knowledge, there is a story told to the young in their public nurseries, that if a man from Lower caste should come to rule in a city, the city would come to ruin". |
| 3 | 81 | I must have appeared annoyed. |
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"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.
"In fact, in the First Knowledge, there is a story told to the young in their public nurseries, that if a man from Lower caste should come to rule in a city, the city would come to ruin".
I must have appeared annoyed.
- (Tarnsman of Gor, Chapter )