Jonathan Gottschall Quotes

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• My reason for arguing against abolishing these types of sports isn't some kind of lofty, philosophical rationale. It's just that I did it and I…
• In an effort to civilize combat sports, authorities mandated padded gloves and instantly made the sports far more savage. Granted, putting gloves on the hands…
• In boxing, where most of the guys are from lower-class backgrounds and have darker skin than most of the fans, one might fear that the…
• People like head trauma. They love knockouts. The crowd is silent, silent, silent... and then a knockout happens, and everyone goes native. There would be…
• Putting gloves on the fighters was a symbolic change that suggested that we were now making it a civilized sport, and it was no longer…
• I'm living in the heart of gun culture, but I'm not a gun guy. I didn't grow up with them; I was never a hunter;…
• I can walk into a gun store in my town and buy military-grade weapons. You'd be shocked by the amount of firepower you can buy…
• If I do get a handgun, I can take it to the sheriff's department, and in about as much time as it would take me…
• Part of why I was attracted to the idea of owning a gun was self-defense, and part of it was that I've been fascinated by…
• I think that a lot of people who like training with guns are probably drawn to it not only for practical reasons, but also in…
• If someone breaks into your home when you're there - that is, they don't wait to be sure that the house is empty - it's…

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