In the study of mass murder by governments, R. J. Rummel stands tall. His theory, which focuses our attention on the role of the state, is a giant step forward from previous theories that focused on “cultural-ethnic differences, outgroup conflict, misperception, frustration-aggression, relative deprivation, ideological imperatives, dehumanization, resource competition, etc.” (Rummel [1994] - [H]e who would get me into his power without my consent, would use me as he pleased, when he had got me there, and destroy me too when he had a fancy to it. — John Locke, Second Treatise of Civil Government - Stealing and Killing A Property-Rights Theory of Mass Murder www.independent.org/pdf/tir/tir_11_03_03_carson.pdf