Book 9. (1 results) Marauders of Gor (Individual Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
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| 2 | 97 | This is particularly true of civic leaders who do not wish the power of the Initiates to turn the lower castes against them. |
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Book 9. (7 results) Marauders of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
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| 2 | 94 | In these it is rumored there are marvelous spells and mighty magics, particularly if read backward on certain feast days. |
| 2 | 95 | Whereas Initiates tend not to be taken with great seriousness by the high castes, or the more intelligent members of the population, except in matters of political alliance, their teachings and purported ability to intercede with Priest-Kings, and further the welfare of their adherents, is taken with great seriousness by many of the lower castes. |
| 2 | 96 | And many men, who suspect that the Initiates, in their claims and pretensions, are frauds, will nonetheless avoid coming into conflict with the caste. |
| 2 | 97 | This is particularly true of civic leaders who do not wish the power of the Initiates to turn the lower castes against them. |
| 2 | 98 | And, after all, who knows much of Priest-Kings, other than the obvious fact that they exist. |
| 2 | 99 | The invisible barrier about the Sardar is evidence of that, and the policing, by flame death, of illegal weapons and inventions. |
| 2 | 100 | The Gorean knows that there are Priest-Kings. |
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In these it is rumored there are marvelous spells and mighty magics, particularly if read backward on certain feast days.
Whereas Initiates tend not to be taken with great seriousness by the high castes, or the more intelligent members of the population, except in matters of political alliance, their teachings and purported ability to intercede with Priest-Kings, and further the welfare of their adherents, is taken with great seriousness by many of the lower castes.
And many men, who suspect that the Initiates, in their claims and pretensions, are frauds, will nonetheless avoid coming into conflict with the caste.
This is particularly true of civic leaders who do not wish the power of the Initiates to turn the lower castes against them.
And, after all, who knows much of Priest-Kings, other than the obvious fact that they exist.
The invisible barrier about the Sardar is evidence of that, and the policing, by flame death, of illegal weapons and inventions.
The Gorean knows that there are Priest-Kings.
- (Marauders of Gor, Chapter 2)