Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don’t eat up people’s gardens, don’t nest in corncribs, they don’t do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird. Harper Lee
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John Burroughs said, “Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don’t eat up people’s gardens, don’t nest in corncribs, they don’t do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.” In this quote, he is speaking about the value of all living things. If you take a mockingbird from the world, it will not only take away from the mockingbird’s ability to sing but also from its ability to contribute to the world.

It will have a negative effect on all living things which will affect you and everyone else in your life. In essence, when you rob a mockingbird of its freedom to sing, you rob yourself of joy and beauty in your life.

Source: To Kill A Mockingbird

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