“Not easily may an individual escape the deep slavery of the herd.”

“There have been, and may be again, great individual thinkers, in a general atmosphere of mental slavery.”

“Morality is the herd-instinct in the individual.”

“Embodiments know not what slavery may be where minds in shackles and chains put nature to shameMind, shallow or neat, are found where thoughts may run deep, a family whereacceptance is free, and readers where reception is key.Say minds may run free. ”

“Excess of liberty, whether it lies in state or individuals, seems only to pass into excess of slavery.”

“Observance of customs and laws can very easily be a cloak for a lie so subtle that our fellow human beings are unable to detect it. It may help us to escape all criticism, we may even be able to deceive ourselves in the belief of our obvious righteousness. But deep down, below the surface of the average man's conscience, he hears a voice whispering, 'There is something not right,' no matter how much his rightness is supported by public opinion or by the moral code.”