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17 connected korrents · 7 moments from 22 Mar 1775 to 30 Sept 2026.
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Read this korrent: A clearly superior power can offer peace without losing honor or safety
A clearly superior power can offer peace without losing honor or safety
Last stated 252 years ago
22 Mar 1775
EB
Edmund Burke — holds since 1775-03-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Using force to protect one neighbor from another can never be reliably justified — tap to centre the map on it
Using force to protect one neighbor from another can never be reliably justified
LT
Leo Tolstoy — holds since c. 1893–1894 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Force is uncertain, and if it fails no hope of reconciliation remains — tap to centre the map on it
Force is uncertain, and if it fails no hope of reconciliation remains
Last stated 252 years ago
22 Mar 1775
EB
Edmund Burke — holds since 1775-03-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: No peace is possible while people hold that religion may be spread by force — tap to centre the map on it
No peace is possible while people hold that religion may be spread by force
JL
John Locke — holds since c. 1689 — tap for who they are
Same subject: It is a greater good to have a good neighbour at peace than to conquer a bad one in war — tap to centre the map on it
It is a greater good to have a good neighbour at peace than to conquer a bad one in war
AH
Augustine of Hippo — holds since c. 413–426 CE — tap for who they are
Same subject: Freedom of judgment can be granted without harming public peace, and without it neither piety nor peace is secure — tap to centre the map on it
Freedom of judgment can be granted without harming public peace, and without it neither piety nor peace is secure
BS
Baruch Spinoza — holds since c. 1670 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Power over a person against their will is rightful only to prevent harm to others; their own good is not enough — tap to centre the map on it
Power over a person against their will is rightful only to prevent harm to others; their own good is not enough
JM
John Stuart Mill — holds since c. 1859 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Force cannot compel belief, so the care of souls does not belong to the ruler — tap to centre the map on it
Force cannot compel belief, so the care of souls does not belong to the ruler
JL
John Locke — holds since c. 1689 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Perhaps the best guarantee of peace is that major powers know no recent example of a successful war — tap to centre the map on it
Perhaps the best guarantee of peace is that major powers know no recent example of a successful war
Last stated 9 years ago
23 Jun 2017
YH
Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2017-06-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A city of only the very rich and very poor is one of masters and slaves, without friendship — tap to centre the map on it
A city of only the very rich and very poor is one of masters and slaves, without friendship
AR
Aristotle — holds since c. 367–322 BCE — tap for who they are
Same subject: A very long life would not grow boring, because pleasures spaced far enough apart do not wear out. — tap to centre the map on it
A very long life would not grow boring, because pleasures spaced far enough apart do not wear out.
Last stated 5 months ago
16 Jun 2026
PB
Paul Bloom — holds since 2026-06-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: After age 30 people start seeing friends less, and older men especially are left with no social life. — tap to centre the map on it
After age 30 people start seeing friends less, and older men especially are left with no social life.
Last stated a month ago
30 Sept 2026
PL
Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-09-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: “Happy Juneteenth” is an oxymoron, since the promise it marks has been perpetually broken. — tap to centre the map on it
“Happy Juneteenth” is an oxymoron, since the promise it marks has been perpetually broken.
Last stated 4 months ago
19 Jun 2026
RJ
Robert Jones, Jr. — holds since 2026-06-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country may boast of its government only when its poor are well off — tap to centre the map on it
A country may boast of its government only when its poor are well off
TP
Thomas Paine — holds since c. 1792 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A deep life is a good life — tap to centre the map on it
A deep life is a good life
CN
Cal Newport — holds since c. 2016 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A psychedelic trip can, in rare instances, trigger a psychotic break in people vulnerable to serious mental illness. — tap to centre the map on it
A psychedelic trip can, in rare instances, trigger a psychotic break in people vulnerable to serious mental illness.
Last stated 7 years ago
10 May 2019
MP
Michael Pollan — holds since 2019-05-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Anybody running for head of state should have to undergo the ayahuasca ordeal first, and most of those who did would no longer want the job. — tap to centre the map on it
Anybody running for head of state should have to undergo the ayahuasca ordeal first, and most of those who did would no longer want the job.
Last stated 2 years ago
16 Oct 2024
GH
Graham Hancock — holds since 2024-10-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Ballot initiatives are not the smartest way to establish a legal place for psychedelic therapy. — tap to centre the map on it
Ballot initiatives are not the smartest way to establish a legal place for psychedelic therapy.
Last stated 7 years ago
10 May 2019
MP
Michael Pollan — holds since 2019-05-10 — tap for who they are
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A clearly superior power can offer peace without losing honor or safety
Last stated 22 Mar 1775 · 252 years ago
Holds Edmund Burke
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Similar wording
Using force to protect one neighbor from another can never be reliably justified
Last stated c. 1893–1894
Holds Leo Tolstoy
Similar wording
Force is uncertain, and if it fails no hope of reconciliation remains
Last stated 22 Mar 1775 · 252 years ago
Holds Edmund Burke
Similar wording
No peace is possible while people hold that religion may be spread by force
Last stated c. 1689
Holds John Locke
Similar wording
It is a greater good to have a good neighbour at peace than to conquer a bad one in war
Last stated c. 413–426 CE
Holds Augustine of Hippo
Similar wording
Freedom of judgment can be granted without harming public peace, and without it neither piety nor peace is secure
Last stated c. 1670
Holds Baruch Spinoza
Similar wording
Power over a person against their will is rightful only to prevent harm to others; their own good is not enough
Last stated c. 1859
Holds John Stuart Mill
Similar wording
Force cannot compel belief, so the care of souls does not belong to the ruler
Last stated c. 1689
Holds John Locke
Similar wording
Perhaps the best guarantee of peace is that major powers know no recent example of a successful war
Last stated 23 Jun 2017 · 9 years ago
Holds Yuval Noah Harari
Same subject: friendship
A city of only the very rich and very poor is one of masters and slaves, without friendship
Last stated c. 367–322 BCE
Holds Aristotle
Same subject: friendship
A very long life would not grow boring, because pleasures spaced far enough apart do not wear out.
Last stated 16 Jun 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Paul Bloom
Same subject: friendship
After age 30 people start seeing friends less, and older men especially are left with no social life.
Last stated 30 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Pieter Levels
Same subject: happiness
“Happy Juneteenth” is an oxymoron, since the promise it marks has been perpetually broken.
Last stated 19 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Robert Jones, Jr.
Same subject: happiness
A country may boast of its government only when its poor are well off
Last stated c. 1792
Holds Thomas Paine
Same subject: happiness
A deep life is a good life
Last stated c. 2016
Holds Cal Newport
Same subject: psychedelics
A psychedelic trip can, in rare instances, trigger a psychotic break in people vulnerable to serious mental illness.
Last stated 10 May 2019 · 7 years ago
Holds Michael Pollan
Same subject: psychedelics
Anybody running for head of state should have to undergo the ayahuasca ordeal first, and most of those who did would no longer want the job.
Last stated 16 Oct 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Graham Hancock
Same subject: psychedelics
Ballot initiatives are not the smartest way to establish a legal place for psychedelic therapy.
Last stated 10 May 2019 · 7 years ago
Holds Michael Pollan