Book 8. (1 results) Hunters of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 19 | 162 | He had View more quotes about doubtless">doubtless risen through the ranks to a position of prominence, which, given the aristocracies of Tyros, was unusual. |
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Book 8. (7 results) Hunters of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 19 | 159 | He was intelligent. |
| 19 | 160 | He was hard. |
| 19 | 161 | His accent bespoke a low caste. |
| 19 | 162 | He had doubtless risen through the ranks to a position of prominence, which, given the aristocracies of Tyros, was unusual. |
| 19 | 163 | Family was important on the cliffed island, as, indeed it was, too, on the terraces of Cos. |
| 19 | 164 | Island ubarates, with their relatively stable populations, over a period of generations, tend to develop concentrations of wealth and power among successful families, which wealth and power, first producing oligarchy, becomes gradually invested with the prestige of dynastic tradition, at which point, one supposes, one may fairly speak of aristocracy. |
| 19 | 165 | Most Gorean cities are, in effect, governed by the influence, direct or indirect, of several important families. |
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He was intelligent.
He was hard.
His accent bespoke a low caste.
He had doubtless risen through the ranks to a position of prominence, which, given the aristocracies of Tyros, was unusual.
Family was important on the cliffed island, as, indeed it was, too, on the terraces of Cos.
Island ubarates, with their relatively stable populations, over a period of generations, tend to develop concentrations of wealth and power among successful families, which wealth and power, first producing oligarchy, becomes gradually invested with the prestige of dynastic tradition, at which point, one supposes, one may fairly speak of aristocracy.
Most Gorean cities are, in effect, governed by the influence, direct or indirect, of several important families.
- (Hunters of Gor)