Book 36. (1 results) Avengers of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 20 | 113 | View more quotes about accordingly">Accordingly, in Gorean, it does not carry the inevitable negative connotations associated with the English term. |
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Book 36. (7 results) Avengers of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 20 | 110 | "Slander! Treason!" cried the leader of the uniformed men. |
| 20 | 111 | I should mention that 'tyrannos' in Gorean is a much more neutral term than 'tyrant' in English. |
| 20 | 112 | It signifies little more than rule by one, rule by a given individual. |
| 20 | 113 | Accordingly, in Gorean, it does not carry the inevitable negative connotations associated with the English term. |
| 20 | 114 | In Gorean it would not be a contradiction in terms, or such, to speak of a public-spirited tyrannos, a good tyrannos, and so on. |
| 20 | 115 | On the other hand, such an office obviously carries its temptations, to which it is not unknown for some men to succumb. |
| 20 | 116 | Consequently, I have no reservations with respect to using the word 'tyrant' in English, with its familiar English connotations, when referring to Lurius of Jad. |
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"Slander! Treason!" cried the leader of the uniformed men.
I should mention that 'tyrannos' in Gorean is a much more neutral term than 'tyrant' in English.
It signifies little more than rule by one, rule by a given individual.
Accordingly, in Gorean, it does not carry the inevitable negative connotations associated with the English term.
In Gorean it would not be a contradiction in terms, or such, to speak of a public-spirited tyrannos, a good tyrannos, and so on.
On the other hand, such an office obviously carries its temptations, to which it is not unknown for some men to succumb.
Consequently, I have no reservations with respect to using the word 'tyrant' in English, with its familiar English connotations, when referring to Lurius of Jad.
- (Avengers of Gor)