Book 1. (1 results) Tarnsman of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 3 | 138 | "Then what do we do?" I asked. |
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Book 1. (7 results) Tarnsman of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 3 | 135 | "Ah!" he said, and View more quotes about closed">closed his eyes very slowly and kept them shut for about a minute, during which time he was apparently subjecting the matter to the most intense scrutiny. |
| 3 | 136 | "You're right," he said at last, opening his eyes. |
| 3 | 137 | "It is not self-evident". |
| 3 | 138 | "Then what do we do?" I asked. |
| 3 | 139 | "We continue with our lessons," said Torm. |
| 3 | 140 | The caste system was socially efficient, given its openness with respect to merit, but I regarded it as somehow ethically objectionable. |
| 3 | 141 | It was still too rigid, in my opinion, particularly with respect to the selection of rulers from the High Castes and with respect to the Double Knowledge. |
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"Ah!" he said, and closed his eyes very slowly and kept them shut for about a minute, during which time he was apparently subjecting the matter to the most intense scrutiny.
"You're right," he said at last, opening his eyes.
"It is not self-evident".
"Then what do we do?" I asked.
"We continue with our lessons," said Torm.
The caste system was socially efficient, given its openness with respect to merit, but I regarded it as somehow ethically objectionable.
It was still too rigid, in my opinion, particularly with respect to the selection of rulers from the High Castes and with respect to the Double Knowledge.
- (Tarnsman of Gor)