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17 connected korrents · 5 moments from 27 Feb 1860 to 18 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under government government Everything filed under capitalism capitalism Everything filed under democracy democracy Everything filed under politics politics Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: A guarantee that no one suffers hardship would mean a return to slavery A guarantee that no one suffers hardshipwould mean a return to slavery WS William Graham Sumner — holds since c. 1883 — tap for who they are Same subject: Every restraint on liberty beyond what justice needs is a degree of slavery — tap to centre the map on it Every restraint on liberty beyondwhat justice needs is a degree ofslavery LS Lysander Spooner — holds since c. 1867–1870 — tap for who they are Same subject: A slave can confer a benefit on his master, and it is all the greater for it — tap to centre the map on it A slave can confer a benefit on hismaster, and it is all the greaterfor it SE Seneca — holds since c. 56–62 CE — tap for who they are Same subject: Equality cannot be stopped, but whether it leads to freedom or servitude depends on each nation — tap to centre the map on it Equality cannot be stopped, butwhether it leads to freedom orservitude depends on each nation AT Alexis de Tocqueville — holds since c. 1840 — tap for who they are Same subject: Slavery should be treated as an evil not to be extended, tolerated only where its presence makes that necessary — tap to centre the map on it Slavery should be treated as an evilnot to be extended, tolerated onlywhere its presence makes thatnecessary Last stated 167 years ago 27 Feb 1860 AL Abraham Lincoln — holds since 1860-02-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: If nobody were in want, nobody would work — tap to centre the map on it If nobody were in want, nobody wouldwork BM Bernard Mandeville — holds since c. 1714–1733 — tap for who they are Same subject: Bad people are won over by unwearying goodness that asks no return — tap to centre the map on it Bad people are won over byunwearying goodness that asks noreturn SE Seneca — holds since c. 56–62 CE — tap for who they are Same subject: Social groups owe each other only good will, respect, and mutual guarantees of liberty — tap to centre the map on it Social groups owe each other onlygood will, respect, and mutualguarantees of liberty WS William Graham Sumner — holds since c. 1883 — tap for who they are Same subject: Servitude is the law compelling some people to labour for others who are not so compelled — tap to centre the map on it Servitude is the law compelling somepeople to labour for others who arenot so compelled HB Hilaire Belloc — holds since c. 1912 — tap for who they are Same subject: A "good business" now means one that can display quarter-on-quarter stock growth, not one that makes good products at a fair price. — tap to centre the map on it A "good business" now means one thatcan display quarter-on-quarter stockgrowth, not one that makes goodproducts at a fair price. Last stated a year ago 21 May 2025 EZ Ed Zitron — holds since 2025-05-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A competitive market involves no personal rivalry and no personal haggling — tap to centre the map on it A competitive market involves nopersonal rivalry and no personalhaggling MF Milton Friedman — holds since c. 1962 — tap for who they are Same subject: A falling labor share accelerates the downward spiral of the country into oligarchy. — tap to centre the map on it A falling labor share acceleratesthe downward spiral of the countryinto oligarchy. Last stated 2 weeks ago 18 Oct 2026 PK Paul Krugman — holds since 2026-10-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: New societies built on consensual, opt-out social contracts can defend capitalism, democracy, internationalism, self-determination and liberal values against a rising illiberalism. — tap to centre the map on it New societies built on consensual,opt-out social contracts can defendcapitalism, democracy,internationalism, self-determinationand liberal values against a risingilliberalism. Last stated a year ago 28 Sept 2025 BS Balaji Srinivasan — holds since 2025-09-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ballot law unfair to either race injures whites more lastingly than Black citizens — tap to centre the map on it A ballot law unfair to either raceinjures whites more lastingly thanBlack citizens BW Booker T. Washington — holds since c. 1899 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company can run on truth only if its leader deeply desires it and rules with a firm hand rather than by democracy. — tap to centre the map on it A company can run on truth only ifits leader deeply desires it andrules with a firm hand rather thanby democracy. Last stated 2 years ago 6 Mar 2025 KG Kapil Gupta — holds since 2025-03-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: Bourgeois socialists want existing society without its revolutionary elements, a bourgeoisie without a proletariat — tap to centre the map on it Bourgeois socialists want existingsociety without its revolutionaryelements, a bourgeoisie without aproletariat KM Karl Marx — holds since c. 1848 — tap for who they are FE Friedrich Engels — holds since c. 1848 — tap for who they are Same subject: Property exploits the weak, while communism exploits the strong — tap to centre the map on it Property exploits the weak, whilecommunism exploits the strong PP Pierre-Joseph Proudhon — holds since c. 1840 — tap for who they are Same subject: Reformers seek to end class struggle while the exploiting class keeps exploiting, which is an impossible problem — tap to centre the map on it Reformers seek to end class strugglewhile the exploiting class keepsexploiting, which is an impossibleproblem WM William Morris — holds since c. 1883–1888 — tap for who they are
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At the centre A guarantee that no one suffers hardship would mean a return to slavery Last stated c. 1883 Holds William Graham Sumner Read this korrent →