Rudolph Rummel Quotes

Power kills, absolute power kills absolutely.

Concentrated political power is the most dangerous thing on earth.

The way to virtually eliminate genocide and mass murder appears to be through restricting and checking power. This means to foster democratic freedom.

Nobody can be trusted with unlimited power. The more power a regime has, the more likely people will be killed. This is a major reason for promoting freedom.

We have a solution for war. It is to expand the sphere of liberty.

Political scientists almost everywhere have promoted the expansion of government power. They have functioned as the clergy of oppression.