“No herd is more herd than the mass of ignorant people!”

“egregious.most people think that word means terrible or unheard of or unforgivable. it has a much more interesting story than that to tell. it means "outside the herd." imagine that - thousands of people, outside the herd.”

“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.”

“They can herd you only because you can't herd yourselves. Forget the flock. Forget the dogs. Herd yourselves.”

“And the simple people are trash. A herd of sheep that are good for shearing, but sometimes it's more profitable to slaughter them.”

“Once a man strays out of the common herd, he's more likely to meet wolves in the thickets than angels.”