The psychology of the crowds | Gustave Le Bon

And the ignorance of the spirit of groups is that it is believed that the revolutionary instincts control them, and the illusion in that intrudes upon us from its impulses, and what issues from them of disobedience and sabotage is always temporary. The subconscious dominates the groups, and therefore the groups are subjected to the factor of deep-rooted inheritance, so they appear to be conservative to the utmost, and if the groups are left alone they seem tired of chaos, so they moved with their instinct toward slavery. The basic book of Gustave Le Bon for understanding societies, translated by Adel Zaaiter.