Book 15. (1 results) Rogue of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 11 | 571 | "View more quotes about perhaps">Perhaps such opinions subserve the purposes of ambitious and eccentric minorities," she said, "and that is doubtless an important point in their favor, but they do not seem to advance the cause of a civilization congenial to the nature of the human species as it is in actuality constituted". |
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Book 15. (7 results) Rogue of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 11 | 568 | "Can it truly be one's duty not to believe the truth?" she asked. |
| 11 | 569 | "Yes," I said. |
| 11 | 570 | "It is important to hold the correct opinions, whether they conform to reality or not". |
| 11 | 571 | "Perhaps such opinions subserve the purposes of ambitious and eccentric minorities," she said, "and that is doubtless an important point in their favor, but they do not seem to advance the cause of a civilization congenial to the nature of the human species as it is in actuality constituted". |
| 11 | 572 | "It is important to cater to the few," I said, "though it may, in time, spell doom and pain to the many". |
| 11 | 573 | "That is madness," she said. |
| 11 | 574 | "It is the principle on which my world is based," I said. |
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"Can it truly be one's duty not to believe the truth?" she asked.
"Yes," I said.
"It is important to hold the correct opinions, whether they conform to reality or not".
"Perhaps such opinions subserve the purposes of ambitious and eccentric minorities," she said, "and that is doubtless an important point in their favor, but they do not seem to advance the cause of a civilization congenial to the nature of the human species as it is in actuality constituted".
"It is important to cater to the few," I said, "though it may, in time, spell doom and pain to the many".
"That is madness," she said.
"It is the principle on which my world is based," I said.
- (Rogue of Gor)