Book 1. (1 results) Tarnsman of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 2 | 120 | It was, so to speak, a symbol of sovereignty, or territory, and each View more quotes about peasant">peasant, in his own hut, was a sovereign". |
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Book 1. (7 results) Tarnsman of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 2 | 117 | "Simply that. |
| 2 | 118 | "In peasant villages on this world," he continued, "each hut was originally built around a flat stone which was placed in the center of the circular dwelling. |
| 2 | 119 | It was carved with the family sign and was called the Home Stone. |
| 2 | 120 | It was, so to speak, a symbol of sovereignty, or territory, and each peasant, in his own hut, was a sovereign". |
| 2 | 121 | "Later," said my father, "Home Stones were used for villages, and later still for cities. |
| 2 | 122 | The Home Stone of a village was always placed in the market; in a city, on the top of the highest tower. |
| 2 | 123 | The Home Stone came naturally, in time, to acquire a mystique, and something of the same hot, sweet emotions as our native peoples of Earth feel toward their flags became invested in it". |
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"Simply that.
"In peasant villages on this world," he continued, "each hut was originally built around a flat stone which was placed in the center of the circular dwelling.
It was carved with the family sign and was called the Home Stone.
It was, so to speak, a symbol of sovereignty, or territory, and each peasant, in his own hut, was a sovereign".
"Later," said my father, "Home Stones were used for villages, and later still for cities.
The Home Stone of a village was always placed in the market; in a city, on the top of the highest tower.
The Home Stone came naturally, in time, to acquire a mystique, and something of the same hot, sweet emotions as our native peoples of Earth feel toward their flags became invested in it".
- (Tarnsman of Gor)