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To be sure, he might have been of that party, and might have been, in the developments within that party, outmaneuvered, to find himself suddenly cast in the role of a scapegoat, something to be thrown to the crowd, to satisfy it and protect others. - (Magicians of Gor, Chapter 6, Sentence #97)

"Perhaps," said another. "Yes," said another. "He is a tyrant!" From the public postings, I had now gathered that Gnieus Lelius was not likely to have been of the party of treachery in Ar, which I was pleased to learn. To be sure, he might have been of that party, and might have been, in the developments within that party, outmaneuvered, to find himself suddenly cast in the role of a scapegoat, something to be thrown to the crowd, to satisfy it and protect others. On the other hand, from what I knew of Gnieus Lelius, whom I had met, I guessed he was an honest man. Indeed, in another time and place, it was my speculation that he might have served as an efficient, beloved administrator. I suspected that he was at worst a dupe, a trusting man, perhaps even one of considerable talent, who had found himself, through no real fault of his own, a pawn in games of state, games in which there seemed to be no rules other than survival and victory. - (Magicians of Gor)