“A nation of sheep”
“Nation of sheep, ruled by wolves, owned by pigs” is a saying that has been printed on many images. “To survive in a nation of sheep, ruled by wolves, owned by pigs, you must become a lion” is another saying that has been printed on many images. Authorship is unknown.
“A society of sheep will beget a government of wolves” is a saying by French philosopher, political economist, and futurist Bertrand de Jouvenel (1903-1987) from the 1940s. American author and naval officer William Lederer (1912-2008) titled his book about United States foreign policy A Nation of Sheep (1961). American syndicated columnist Andrew Napolitano titled his book Constitutional Chaos: The Constitution in Exile: A Nation of Sheep (2007). The term “sheep” means submissive to authority and persuasion by others.
“‘NATION OF SHEEP. RULED BY WOLVES. OWNED BY PIGS,’ says a button for sale at the front counter” was printed in the Philadelphia (PA) Inquirer on February 25, 1998.
“America: A nation of sheep, run by wolves, owned by pigs” was posted on the newsgroup alt.os.linux on June 8, 1999. “I saw an Iraqi demonstrator’s placard on TV the other day. It read: ‘America: a nation of sheep owned by pigs and led by wolves’” was printed in the Chicago (IL) Tribune on January 9, 2003. ” I saw a long-haired protestor carrying a sign: america: a nation of sheep, owned by pigs, ruled by wolves” was printed in the book The Only Kayak: A Journey into the Heart of Alaska (2005) by Kim Heacox. “America: A Nation of Sheep, Owned by Pigs, Ruled by Wolves” was posted on Twitter by Khristofor Saraga on May 1, 2009.
“In a world owned by pigs, ran by wolves, full of sheep… Be a lion! Lions overcome it all!!” was posted on Twitter by Mr. Deeds on July 16, 2013. “to survive a nation of sheep ruled by wolves owned by pigs you must become a #lion” was posted on Twitter by Don Mega on November 24, 2016. “To survive in a nation of sheep, ruled by wolves, owned by pigs, you must become a lion” was posted on Twitter by Nuskii on December 25, 2016.
Wikipedia: William Lederer
William Julius Lederer, Jr. (March 31, 1912 – December 5, 2009) was an American author and naval officer.
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In A Nation of Sheep (1961), Lederer identifies intelligence failures in Asia. In “Government by Misinformation,” he investigates the sources that he believes lead to American foreign policy, namely trusted local officials; local (foreign) newspapers, magazines, books, radio broadcasts, etc.; paid local informers; personal observations by U.S. officials; and American journalists.
OCLC WorldCat record
A nation of sheep : William J. Lederer.
Author: William J Lederer
Publisher: New York : Norton, [1961]
Edition/Format: Print book : English : [1st ed.]
Summary:
Discusses the effects of the apathy and ignorance of the American people on United States foreign policy, relations with other nations, and use of foreign aid funds.
OCLC WorldCat record
A nation of sheep
Author: Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Publisher: [San Francisco] : [City Lights], ©1979.
Edition/Format: Print book : English
Newspapers.com
25 February 1998, Philadelphia (PA) Inquirer, “A bookstore stocked with anarchy” by Ralph Cipriano, pg. B1, col. 4:
“NATION OF SHEEP. RULED BY WOLVES. OWNED BY PIGS,” says a button for sale at the front counter.
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HLT command in Linux
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Jun 8, 1999, 3:00:00 AM
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America: A nation of sheep, run by wolves, owned by pigs.
Newspapers.com
9 January 2003, Chicago (IL) Tribune, “Voice of the People,” sec. 1, pg 16, col. 4:
I saw an Iraqi demonstrator’s placard on TV the other day.
It read: “America: a nation of sheep owned by pigs and led by wolves.”
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Chris Deignan
Cary
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Jun 25, 2003, 1:08:33 AM
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Altho, my son just sent me a button that says America is a nation of sheep, run by wolves and owned by pigs.
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May 21, 2004, 7:01:45 AM
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As William Lederer said, we’ve become a nation of sheep. Someone recently expanded on that by pointing out that today the flock is owned by pigs. And herded by wolves.
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Dec 16, 2004, 3:01:15 AM
There are pigs and there are pigs.
We live in a:
A Nation of Sheep
Owned By Pigs
Ruled By Wolves
You are sheep, the owner pigs have their pig enforcers to batter regular people. You are a mental slave.
Google Books
The Only Kayak:
A Journey into the Heart of Alaska
By Kim Heacox
Guilford, CT: The Lyons Press
2005
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Later on television, as the American public continued to pump gas at Exon stations everywhere into their single-occupant vehicles that got poorer gas mileage than Henry Ford’s Model T of seventy-five years earlier, I saw a long-haired protestor carrying a sign: america: a nation of sheep, owned by pigs, ruled by wolves.
OCLC WorldCat record
Constitutional chaos : the constitution in exile : A nation of sheep
Author: Andrew P Napolitano
Publisher: Nashville, Tenn. : Thomas Nelson, ©2007.
Edition/Format: Print book : English
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James Artre
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“We have become a nation of sheep, ruled by wolves, owned by pigs!” - James Bovard
1:34 PM · Nov 24, 2008·Twitter Web Client
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Khristofor Saraga
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“America: A Nation of Sheep, Owned by Pigs, Ruled by Wolves.”
8:05 PM · May 1, 2009·Twitter Web Client
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Nation of Sheep. Owned by Pigs. Ruled by Wolves.
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where did i read this? #America: nation of sheep, ruled by wolves, owned by pigs
4:58 PM · Mar 19, 2010·Twitter Web Client
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4:19 AM · Nov 13, 2010·Tumblr
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Mr. Deeds
@DaveDoDeeds
In a world owned by pigs, ran by wolves, full of sheep… Be a lion! Lions overcome it all!!
2:02 PM · Jul 16, 2013·Twitter for iPhone
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Don Mega
@cashfer
to survive a nation of sheep ruled by wolves owned by pigs you must become a #lion 254
12:59 PM · Nov 24, 2016·Mobile Web (M2)
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A nation full of sheep, with land ran by wolves, & owned by pigs. It’s a necessity to be a lion here.
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@TheCharles2013
In order to survive in a world of sheep, ruled by wolves, owned by pigs, become a lion
11:21 PM · Dec 10, 2016·Twitter for Android
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Nuskii
@WhoNuskii
To survive in a nation of sheep, ruled by wolves, owned by pigs, you must become a lion
1:29 AM · Dec 25, 2016·Twitter for Android
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Don Mega
@cashfer
2 survive a nation of sheep ruled by wolves owned by pigs u must become a lion
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7:59 AM · Jan 4, 2017·Mobile Web (M2)
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Abayomi Olugbenga
@bobsonbay
In a nation of sheep, ruled by wolves, owned by pigs, you must become a lion
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@FitzTaylor
To survive in a nation of sheep, ruled by wolves, owned by pigs, you must become a lion
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Nation of Sheep, Ruled by Wolves, Owned by Pigs
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Ian Brown
@ianbrown
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Conspiracy Echelon
@ConspEchelon
You must be a LION to survive in a nation of SHEEPS, owned by PIGS and ruled by WOLVES.
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