Book 29. (1 results) Swordsmen of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 2 | 269 | View more quotes about whereas">Whereas brigands, assassins, and such will strike an unarmed man, the common Gorean would not be likely to do so. |
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Book 29. (7 results) Swordsmen of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 2 | 266 | "Some huts," he said, "foresters, guards". |
| 2 | 267 | "Why are you not armed?" I asked. |
| 2 | 268 | "The huts are nearby," he said. |
| 2 | 269 | Whereas brigands, assassins, and such will strike an unarmed man, the common Gorean would not be likely to do so. |
| 2 | 270 | It seemed clear to me that his unarmed approach was not then merely to reassure me but, in a way, to diminish, if not preclude, the possibility of himself being attacked. |
| 2 | 271 | In Gorean there is only one word for "stranger" and "enemy". |
| 2 | 272 | Too, in the codes there is a saying that he who strikes first lives to strike second. |
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"Some huts," he said, "foresters, guards".
"Why are you not armed?" I asked.
"The huts are nearby," he said.
Whereas brigands, assassins, and such will strike an unarmed man, the common Gorean would not be likely to do so.
It seemed clear to me that his unarmed approach was not then merely to reassure me but, in a way, to diminish, if not preclude, the possibility of himself being attacked.
In Gorean there is only one word for "stranger" and "enemy".
Too, in the codes there is a saying that he who strikes first lives to strike second.
- (Swordsmen of Gor)