"My politics were pretty anarchistic until 1969 when……" — Steven Pinker
"My politics were pretty anarchistic until 1969 when the Montreal police went on strike. Within hours, mayhem and rioting broke out and the Mounties had to be called in to restore order. It instilled in me that one's convictions can be subjected to empirical test."
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— George Orwell
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