On the recordApril 17, 1864
The shepherd drives the wolf from the sheep's throat, for which the sheep thanks the shepherd as his liberator, while the wolf denounces him for the same act as the destroyer of liberty.
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A metaphor reflecting on different perspectives of liberty.
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