Steven Pinker (Steven Arthur Pinker) Quotes

If you look in general at people who live in anarchy, they have quite high rates of death from either homicide or warfare or both. Anarchy is one of the main reasons for violence, and it may be the most important.

Steven Pinker

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  Steven Pinker
  • Reason
  • Violence
  • Anarchy