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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.

Pre-state societies were far more violent than our own.

The world is not violent. But there is a lot of violence in it.

Yes, violence begets more violence, but historically this has been the way of the world.

Societies that empower women are less violent in every way.

Violence is not more efficient than non-violence.

There's a difference between violence and senseless violence.

There is no greater evil than anarchy.

Much violence is based on the illusion that life is a property to be defended and not to be shared.

Comparison is an act of violence against the self.