Steven Pinker Quotes:
Ocupation: Psychologist
Life: b. September 18, 1954
Birthday: September 18
My politics were pretty anarchistic until 1969 when the Montreal police went on strike. Within hours, mayhem and rioting broke out and the Mounties had to be called in to restore order. It instilled in me that one's convictions can be subjected to empirical test.
source: "This much I know". Interview with Tom Templeton, www.theguardian.com. June 21, 2008. 
topic: Order, Police, Tests, Montreal, Rioting
