Believe it or not-and I know that most people do not-violence has declined over long stretches of time, and today we may be living in the most peaceable era in our species' existence.

Steven Pinker

The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined

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Advance of civilization Social progress Progress

Author

Steven Pinker

Source

The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined

Genre

Sociology

Language

English

Time

2011 2010s 21st century

Occupation

Psychologist Writer

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Canada

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Pinker, Steven. The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined. Viking Books, 2011, preface.

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Justice is the end of government. It is the end of civil society. It ever has been and ever will be pursued until it be obtained, or until liberty be lost in the pursuit.

James Madison

Federalist 51

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Political theory Justice Political progress Progress Government

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James Madison
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Federalist 51 The Federalist Papers
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Essay
Genre
Political literature
Language
English
Time
1788 1780s 18th century
Era
American Revolutionary Period
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Madison, James [published as Publius]. "Federalist No. 51, The Structure of the Government Must Furnish the Proper Checks and Balances Between the Different Departments." New York Packet, 8 Feb. 1788.

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Madison, James. "No. 51: How to maintain: make the parts check each other. Also, a federal system divides power further.--Madison (or Hamilton)." The Federalist: A Commentary on the Constitution of the United States, edited by Robert Scigliano. The Modern Library, 2001.