People Killed Government Years 61,911,000 U.S.S.R. 1917-87 35,236,000 China (PRC) 1949-87 20,946,000 Germany 1933-45 10,075,000 China (KMT) 1928-49 5,964,000 Japan 1936-45 3,466,000 China (Mao Soviets) 1923-49 2,035,000 Cambodia 1975-79 1,883,000 Turkey 1909-18 1,670,000 Vietnam 1945-87 1,663,000 North Korea 1948-87 1,585,000 Poland 1945-48 1,503,000 Pakistan 1958-87 1,417,000 Mexico 1900-20 1,072,000 Yugoslavia (Tito) 1944-87 1,066,000 Russia 1900-17 910,000 China (Warlords) 1917-49 878,000 Turkey (Ataturk) 1919-23 816,000 United Kingdom 1900-87 741,000 Portugal (Dictatorship) 1926-82 729,000 Indonesia 1965-87 13,637,000 Others 1900-87

People killed by their own government in the 20th century excluding war deaths. Source: Death by Government, R. J. Rummel

Bloody Politics

The table to the right should be enough to convince anyone of the seriousness and the impact of philosophy. The governments founded on the most evil of the ethics, such as altruism and collectivism, are the bloodiest. And this chart doesn't include the blood of the Dark Age theocracies with their inquisitions and holy wars.