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Some of Earth, I seem to recall this from Earth, long ago, who understand, apparently, absolutely nothing of these matters, seemed to have a preconceived notion, doubtless politically motivated, that the slave girl is supposed to be a worn, spent, dismal, starved, overworked, unhappy creature, spending her time between beatings in forlorn lamentation. - (Vagabonds of Gor, Chapter 37, Sentence #176)

The anthropological point is simply one of fact, which, one supposes, is worth noting, but does not require extensive comment, namely, freedom, particularly of the social and political sort, however estimable it may be, is not a necessary condition for human happiness; two other factors are more important, first, that the person finds personal happiness, contentment, reward, fulfillment, and such, in what they are and what they do, and, second, that society supports and reinforces this, that it endorses and approves of what they are and do. In short, the person is content, happy, fulfilled, and so on, and the society not only does not object, but praises, supports, admires and approves. Now, more to the point. Some of Earth, I seem to recall this from Earth, long ago, who understand, apparently, absolutely nothing of these matters, seemed to have a preconceived notion, doubtless politically motivated, that the slave girl is supposed to be a worn, spent, dismal, starved, overworked, unhappy creature, spending her time between beatings in forlorn lamentation. That is the way that they liked to think of her, for political reasons, and, indeed, for political reasons, the way they would want her; but it is not the way she is. A moment's reflection should make clear the stupidity of that surmise. For example, what would be the value of such a creature? Do you think they would be easy to sell? Would you buy such a creature, would you want one around? On the whole men love and desire their slaves. - (Vagabonds of Gor)