One only needs to read twentieth-century history to see that it has been the climax of human madness, if it's measured in… — Eckhart Tolle Copy Share Image
“sacralized, violence made sacred in the very act of being expelled; or still, human violence transformed from bad and destructive” — Cesareo Bandera Copy Share Image
“In the best case, faith leaves otherwise well-intentioned people incapable of thinking rationally about many of their deepest concerns; at worst, it… — Sam Harris Copy Share Image
“Nor could wheat offer security against human violence. The early farmers were at least as violent as their forager ancestors, if not… — Yuval Noah Harari Copy Share Image
“Many anthropological and archaeological studies indicate that in simple agricultural societies with no political frameworks beyond village and tribe, human violence was… — Yuval Noah Harari Copy Share Image
“Today, the global average is only 1.5 per cent, taking war and crime together. During the twentieth century, only 5 per cent… — Yuval Noah Harari Copy Share Image
“During the second half of the twentieth century this Law of the Jungle has finally been broken, if not rescinded. In most… — Yuval Noah Harari Copy Share Image
“Whereas in ancient agricultural societies human violence caused about 15 per cent of all deaths, during the twentieth century violence caused only… — Yuval Noah Harari Copy Share Image
The source of most human violence and suffering has been a hidden children's holocaust throughout history, whereby billions of innocent human beings… — Lloyd deMause Copy Share Image
“The figures for 2002 are even more surprising. Out of 57 million dead, only 172,000 people died in war and 569,000 died… — Yuval Noah Harari Copy Share Image
