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“Democracy is an imperfect way of steering between the violence of anarchy and the violence of tyranny, with the least violence you can get away with. So I don’t think it’s a triumph, but it’s the best option we’ve found.”
-Steven Pinker

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Sources

“The Better Angels of our Nature” by Steven Pinker: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Better_Angels_of_Our_Nature

“The stuff of thought; the myth of violence” Steven Pinker’s TED Talk: http://blog.ted.com/2007/09/11/steven_pinker/

“New Insights on Poverty” Hans Rosling’s TED Talk: http://www.ted.com/talks/hans_rosling_reveals_new_insights_on_poverty

“The Case for Optimism” by Bill Clinton
http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2125031,00.html