“Hobbes's analysis of the causes of violence, borne out by modern data on crime and war, shows that violence is not a primitive, irrational urge, nor is it a "pathology" except in the metaphorical sense of a condition that everyone… — Steven Pinker Copy Share Image
“Violence is a primitive but still very widespread way in which the ego attempts to assert itself, to prove itself right and another wrong.” — Eckhart Tolle Copy Share Image