Steven Pinker Quote

For all the tribulations in our lives, for all the troubles that remain in the world, the decline of violence is an accomplishment that we can savor - and an impetus to cherish the forces of civilization and enlightenment that made it possible.

The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined (ed. Penguin, 2011) - ISBN: 9781101544648

For all the tribulations in our lives, for all the troubles that remain in the world, the decline of violence is an accomplishment that we can savor...

For all the tribulations in our lives, for all the troubles that remain in the world, the decline of violence is an accomplishment that we can savor...

For all the tribulations in our lives, for all the troubles that remain in the world, the decline of violence is an accomplishment that we can savor...

For all the tribulations in our lives, for all the troubles that remain in the world, the decline of violence is an accomplishment that we can savor...