alt Hacker News“The fact is that the greatest crimes are caused by excess and not by necessity. Men do not become tyrants in order that they may not suffer cold; and hence great is the honour bestowed, not on him who kills a thief, but on him who kills a tyrant.” - Aristotle
That omits the majority of the casual, daily acts of violence and greed, committed by people to secure their basic needs at the expense of their families and neighbors.