Jonathan Livingston Seagull1973

The Elder:
It is the law of the flock that an outcast never returns. Anyone who follows them, anyone who listens to them, anyone who turns his back on the flock will be outcast too.

Jonathan:
I only wish to share what I've learned. The very simple fact that it is right for a gull to fly because freedom is the very nature of his being. Whatever stands against that freedom must be set aside. We don't need ritual and superstitions to live.

The Elder:
THE LAW OF THE FLOCK DECIDES!

Jonathan:
Do you speak of law? Is it the law which decrees we must fight among ourselves just to feed on garbage? It can't be. The only true law is that which sets us free. There can be no other.