Think for yourself and... ah, you know the rest by now, right?

Hardcore Zen: Something I'm Working On for My Next Book:

"People are always looking for authority figures. An authority figure is really just a person to whom we can defer responsibility for our own actions. Sure I sent all those people to the gas chambers but I was just following orders. The members of al Qaeda can do what they do because they believe their religious leaders have the authority of God to take on the responsibility for their reprehensible actions. The Manson Family thought that spiritually enlightened Charlie would take the blame for the terrible things they did. But it was all bullshit. No one but you will bear the reaction to all the things you have set in motion. Anyone who tells you otherwise is lying."