Quote of the day
The people currently in charge have forgotten the first principle of an open society, namely that we may be wrong and that there has to be free discussion. That it's possible to be opposed to the policies without being unpatriotic.
Rudolph Rummel
Born: October 21, 1932
Died: March 2, 2014 (aged 81)
Bio: Rudolph Joseph Rummel was professor emeritus of political science at the University of Hawaii. He spent his career studying data on collective violence and war with a view toward helping their resolution or elimination.
Known for:
- Death by Government (1994)
- Power Kills (1997)
- Statistics of democide (1998)
- Understanding Conflict and War (1975)







