Book 5. (1 results) Assassin of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 5 | 355 | "Even in the View more quotes about ships">ships," he said, "killing is not discouraged except under conditions of battle or when the functioning of the vessel might be impaired". |
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Book 5. (7 results) Assassin of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 5 | 352 | "There is little evidence of that," said Misk, "though they do have Ship Loyalty, for their artificial mode of existence requires responsibility and discipline. |
| 5 | 353 | We have noted that among the Others who have been settled on Gor there has been, once out of the ship, a degeneration of interrelated roles, resulting in anarchy until the institution of authority resting on superior strength and fear". |
| 5 | 354 | Misk looked down at me. |
| 5 | 355 | "Even in the ships," he said, "killing is not discouraged except under conditions of battle or when the functioning of the vessel might be impaired". |
| 5 | 356 | "Perhaps," I said, "over the years it has become a way of controlling the population in a limited environment". |
| 5 | 357 | "Doubtless," said Misk, "but the interesting thing to Priest-Kings is that the Others, rational and advanced creatures presumably, have elected this primitive fashion of controlling their population". |
| 5 | 358 | "I wonder why," I said. |
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"There is little evidence of that," said Misk, "though they do have Ship Loyalty, for their artificial mode of existence requires responsibility and discipline.
We have noted that among the Others who have been settled on Gor there has been, once out of the ship, a degeneration of interrelated roles, resulting in anarchy until the institution of authority resting on superior strength and fear".
Misk looked down at me.
"Even in the ships," he said, "killing is not discouraged except under conditions of battle or when the functioning of the vessel might be impaired".
"Perhaps," I said, "over the years it has become a way of controlling the population in a limited environment".
"Doubtless," said Misk, "but the interesting thing to Priest-Kings is that the Others, rational and advanced creatures presumably, have elected this primitive fashion of controlling their population".
"I wonder why," I said.
- (Assassin of Gor)