<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # We speak of civilized restraint as though it were... > We speak of civilized restraint as though it were our resting state and violence the aberration, and the historical record answers with a laugh. **Source:** [[books/Chimping Out|Chimping Out]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “We speak of civilized restraint as though it were our resting state and violence the aberration, and the historical record answers with a laugh.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-speak-civilized-restraint-record-answers-laugh ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->