Political violence Quote by Robert I. Sutton

“Nonetheless, the homicide rate in the United States, Europe, China and Japan is less than 2 per 100,000 people, whereas in most African countries…

— Nicholas Wade

“States are far less violent than traditional bands and tribes. Modern Western countries, even in their most war-torn centuries, suffered no more than around…

— Steven Pinker

Do countries with strong gun control laws have lower murder rates? Only if you cherry-pick the data.

— Thomas Sowell

“And the data on everything from air quality to commodity prices to levels of violence show improvement over time.”

— Erik Brynjolfsson

Yes, last year we hit a record number of murders from guns [in Chicago]. And this year we are already outpacing last year's numbers.…

— Christie Hefner

For there is another kind of violence, slower but just as deadly, destructive as the shot or the bomb in the night. This is…

— Robert Kennedy

No other advanced nation endures this kind of violence. None. Here in America, the murder rate is three times what it is in other…

— Barack Obama

“Fahrenheit warmer by the end of this century. This is catastrophic. It will mean more drought, more famine, more rising sea level, more floods,…

— Bernie Sanders

Our country is pathologically violent.

— Dee Rees

In a climate where people don't understand the numbers, newspapers, campaigners, companies, and politicians can get away with murder

— David J. C. MacKay

“Every place that has banned guns (either all guns or all handguns) has seen murder rates go up. You cannot point to one place…

— John R. Lott Jr

More than poverty, more than degree of education, religion, access to natural resources, even degree of democracy - violence against females is the biggest…

— Gloria Steinem