Book 3. (1 results) Priest-Kings of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 16 | 34 | "It was View more quotes about necessary">necessary to test you". |
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Book 3. (7 results) Priest-Kings of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 16 | 31 | They invent one and if it seems plausible they soon believe it. |
| 16 | 32 | For example, we allowed them to suppose that it was through some fault of yours—disrespect for Priest-Kings as I recall—that your city was destroyed". |
| 16 | 33 | "Why when first I came to Gor, more than seven years ago, did you not do this?" I asked. |
| 16 | 34 | "It was necessary to test you". |
| 16 | 35 | "And the siege of Ar," I asked, "and the Empire of Marlenus?" "They provided a suitable test," said Misk. |
| 16 | 36 | "From Sarm's point of view of course your utilization there was simply to curtail the spread of the Empire of Ar, for we prefer humans to dwell in isolated communities. |
| 16 | 37 | It is better for observing their variations, from the scientific point of view, and it is safer for us if they remain disunited, for being rational they might develop a science, and being subrational it might be dangerous for us and for themselves if they did so". |
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They invent one and if it seems plausible they soon believe it.
For example, we allowed them to suppose that it was through some fault of yours—disrespect for Priest-Kings as I recall—that your city was destroyed".
"Why when first I came to Gor, more than seven years ago, did you not do this?" I asked.
"It was necessary to test you".
"And the siege of Ar," I asked, "and the Empire of Marlenus?" "They provided a suitable test," said Misk.
"From Sarm's point of view of course your utilization there was simply to curtail the spread of the Empire of Ar, for we prefer humans to dwell in isolated communities.
It is better for observing their variations, from the scientific point of view, and it is safer for us if they remain disunited, for being rational they might develop a science, and being subrational it might be dangerous for us and for themselves if they did so".
- (Priest-Kings of Gor)