It is easy to ignore responsibility when one is only an intermediate link in a chain of action.

That's the weakest link in the whole chain.

The weakest link in the chain are your clients.

The soldier does not wish to appear a coward, disloyal, or un-American. The situation has been so defined that he can see himself as patriotic, courageous, and manly only through compliance.

A fascist sees the mote in his neighbor’s eye, then hits him over the head with the beam in his own.

The state produced in the laboratory may be likened to a light doze, compared to the profound slumber induced by the preponent authority system of a national government.