Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quote Share via Email Print this Page John Shattuck Quote “In the twentieth century the number of people killed by their own governments under authoritarian regimes is four times the number killed in all this century’s wars combined.” ~ John Shattuck (1943-) Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights Authority , Disarmament , Government , War , Genocide Ratings and Comments Reply J Carlton, Calgary 5/13/13 And most of those people killed had without a doubt, been disarmed. The government that controls the guns, controls everything. Reply jim k, Austin, Tx 5/13/13 J Carlton, right on target. Reply Michael Murray, Las Vegas 5/13/13 JPFO "Innocents Betrayed" Reply Matthew, People's Republic of California 5/13/13 Reminds me of a line in Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's "The Gulag Archipelago"... Something about how quickly Stalin's purges would have ended if each person being arrested had fired one bullet at their kidnappers... Reply E Archer, NYC 5/13/13 This is the tendency of nationalist governments. Civilian disarmament guarantees totalitarianism. Reply George, Madison 5/14/13 SaveOk2 SaveOk2 View CommentsClick to view or comment. Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print This John Shattuck quote is found in these categories: Authority quotes Disarmament quotes Government quotes War quotes Genocide quotes About John Shattuck Bio of John Shattuck Quotations by John Shattuck Books by/about John Shattuck John Shattuck videos John Shattuck on Wikipedia