"The Shepherd drives the wolf from the sheep's throat,
for which the sheep thanks the shephard as a liberator, while
the wolf denounces him for the same act as a destroyer of liberty.
Plainly, the sheep and the wolf are not agreed upon a definition of liberty."
by:
Abraham Lincoln
(1809-1865) 16th US President
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"The laws of nature and of nature's God / Constitutional law (republican form of government) that is the foundation of individual sovereignty, inalienable rights, liberty, justice, peace and prosperity have been ripped from the throat of the sheep (We The People) by socialist and other demonic malefactors who, in reality, detest such. Said socialist and other demonic malefactors are much more comfortable in their statist theocracy's social setting of compelled compliance, government licensing, victimless crimes, larceny with impunity (2nd plank of the communist manifesto, Social Security, police state confiscations, funny money cronyism, non-existence of perfected allodium / absolute personal ownership, etc.). Socialist and other demonic malefactors need RE-define words such as "liberty" because it is so antagonistic to their chosen lives of being helots, serfs and slaves.
 -- Mike, Norwalk     
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    Interesting, I've never considered opening up deliberations with sheep and a wolf.  A fellow has got to learn his limitations. This quote has really taught me mine.
     -- Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown     
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    Its seems to me the sheep has the choice between the shepherd or the wolf to exploit him for his products.  I'm sorry but the freedom of exploitation is not really made plain to me with this verse. 

     -- Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown     
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    Correctively in addition: the freedom or justification for these circumstances has not been made clear with this quote effort, we should find an organized solution to promote the life proceedings.  A reasonable solution always exists with humans. 
     -- Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown     
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