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Quotation:

"Men, it has been well said, think in herds"

Long quote:
"Men, it has been well said, think in herds; it will be seen that they go mad in herds, while they only recover their senses slowly, one by one."

Men, it has been well said, think in herds

Charles MacKay (1814-1889), Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds

herd (noun): a large group of animals that live together or are kept together as livestock; (derogatory) large group of people with a shared characteristic
delusion (noun): a belief or impression that somebody maintains even when contradicted by reality or logic

Contributor: Josef Essberger