“There’s a whiff of the lynch mob or the lemming migration about any over-large concentration of like-minded individuals, no matter how virtuous their cause.”

lol, yep.

Lynch mobs are stirred by emotion rather than reason, logic and thought.

Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.

That's why 'democracies' are dangerous -- the power of the masses are often aimed at individuals with opposing views.

P. J. O'Rourke always hits the nail on the head.

The independence of the mind grows in solitude because nature is allowed it's connectiveness.