“Collective fear stimulates herd instinct, and tends to produce ferocity toward those who are not regarded as members of the herd.”
“Morality is the herd-instinct in the individual.”
“We are all born with a powerful herd instinct and it can force otherwise rational people to act in inexplicable ways.”
“They can herd you only because you can't herd yourselves. Forget the flock. Forget the dogs. Herd yourselves.”
“No herd is more herd than the mass of ignorant people!”
“Indeed, organizing atheists has been compared to herding cats, because they tend to think independently and will not conform to authority. But a good first step would be to build up a critical mass of those willing to 'come out,' thereby encouraging others to do so. Even if they can't be herded, cats in sufficient numbers can make a lot of noise and they cannot be ignored.”