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Book 19. (1 results) Kajira of Gor (Individual Quote)

In moral consistency, of course, in approving of the institution, he would seem to accept at least the theoretical risk of his own enslavement. - (Kajira of Gor, Chapter 3, Sentence #505)
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3 505 In moral consistency, of View more quotes about course">course, in approving of the institution, he would seem to accept at least the theoretical risk of his own enslavement.

Book 19. (7 results) Kajira of Gor (Context Quote)

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3 502 "One might, for example, regard a society in which the institution of slavery, with its various advantages and consequences, was ingredient as a better society than one in which it did not exist.
3 503 This, then, would be its justification.
3 504 In such a way, then, he might approve of slavery as an institution without wishing necessarily to become a slave himself.
3 505 In moral consistency, of course, in approving of the institution, he would seem to accept at least the theoretical risk of his own enslavement.
3 506 This risk he would presumably regard as being a portion of the price he is willing to pay for the benefits of living in this type of society, which he regards, usually by far, as being a society superior to its alternatives.
3 507 Another form of justification occurs when one believes that slavery is right and fit for certain human beings but not for others.
3 508 This position presupposes that not all human beings are alike.
"One might, for example, regard a society in which the institution of slavery, with its various advantages and consequences, was ingredient as a better society than one in which it did not exist. This, then, would be its justification. In such a way, then, he might approve of slavery as an institution without wishing necessarily to become a slave himself. In moral consistency, of course, in approving of the institution, he would seem to accept at least the theoretical risk of his own enslavement. This risk he would presumably regard as being a portion of the price he is willing to pay for the benefits of living in this type of society, which he regards, usually by far, as being a society superior to its alternatives. Another form of justification occurs when one believes that slavery is right and fit for certain human beings but not for others. This position presupposes that not all human beings are alike. - (Kajira of Gor)