Every time you find in books a tale of which its reality seems impossible, a story defying all reason and common sense, be assured the tale to be an allegory containing a universal truth or two; and the greater the absurdity of the tale, the deeper the possible wisdom.
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People are intrinsically intelligent.
When you put people together, they become a herd.
When people are a herd, they become sheeple