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One of his main findings is that liberal democracies have much less democide than authoritarian regimes.

He argues that there is a relation between political power and democide.

Political mass murder grows increasingly common as political power becomes unconstrained.

At the other end of the scale, where power is diffuse, checked, and balanced, political violence is a rarity.

According to Rummel, " The more power a regime has, the more likely people will be killed.

This is a major reason for promoting freedom.

" Rummel concludes that concentrated political power is the most dangerous thing on earth.