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The rule of law is crucial in maintaining peace from "summary" of The Better Angels of Our Nature by Steven Pinker
The rule of law, the principle that government authority is legitimately exercised only in accordance with written laws, is not merely an abstract legal concept. It is a linchpin of civilization, a safeguard against the brutish rivalries that erupt in the absence of a higher authority. For much of human history, life was a Hobbesian war of all against all, as Thomas Hobbes famously put it. People lived in small, autonomous bands, in a state of nature where there was no law but the law of the jungle. In such a world, disputes were settled by violence, vendettas, and blood feuds. But with the rise of centralized states, law enforcement agencies, and judicial systems, the rule of law began to supplant the rule of the jungle. Instead of taking matters into our own hands, we could now rely on impartial judges...
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