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Old 11-13-2006, 05:16 PM  
Halcyon
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Originally Posted by WarChild View Post
So let me get this straight. You don't find any irony at all in people repeating the phrase "don't be a sheep" as opposed to saying something like "don't be a follower"? I ask because neither of these people coined the modern meaning of "sheep", they're in fact, simply following the crowd in it's use.
Ah, yes... The paradox of mankind: We must bind ourselves in order to be free.
The human mouth can make an infinite number of sounds. But we must limit them in order to make words. And we must follow the use of word patterms so that we can communicate.

Being "free" is a delicate line to walk.
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