This quote by Diogenes describes the idea that when individuals in a society or area create a mob and also act with physical violence and negligence for the legislation as well as individual legal rights, they are basically developing the problems for a tyrant to arise. The mob mindset can be unsafe due to the fact that people may feel pushed to act in ways they would not otherwise, and this can contribute to the rise of a tyrannical regimen that subdues dissent and also liberty. Diogenes was a theorist and also cynic that lived in old Greece, and also his ideas regarding the dangers of crowd guideline remain to be relevant today.
"When I started to sing, my mother would have me engaged to perform at the Women's Christian Temperance Union national or annual meetings. I would hate doing this because I wanted to play baseball or go off skiing"
"A test of a people is how it behaves toward the old. It is easy to love children. Even tyrants and dictators make a point of being fond of children. But the affection and care for the old, the incurable, the helpless are the true gold mines of a culture"
