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17 connected korrents · 12 moments from 16 Sept 2001 to 27 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under war war Everything filed under courage courage Everything filed under Russia Russia Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Everything filed under government government Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: A ruler should wish to be both loved and feared, but if one must be given up it is much safer to be feared A ruler should wish to be both loved andfeared, but if one must be given up it ismuch safer to be feared NM Niccolò Machiavelli — holds since c. 1513–1514 — tap for who they are Same subject: Trying to protect yourself from heartbreak and loss is more dangerous than trying to save another person. — tap to centre the map on it Trying to protect yourself fromheartbreak and loss is moredangerous than trying to saveanother person. Last stated 6 days ago 27 Sept 2026 MP Maria Popova — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: A wise ruler need not keep his word when it would harm him and its reasons are gone, because people are not wholly good — tap to centre the map on it A wise ruler need not keep his wordwhen it would harm him and itsreasons are gone, because people arenot wholly good NM Niccolò Machiavelli — holds since c. 1513–1514 — tap for who they are Same subject: Fear is a poor safeguard of lasting power; affection can keep it safe — tap to centre the map on it Fear is a poor safeguard of lastingpower; affection can keep it safe CI Cicero — holds since c. 45–44 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: Be careful wishing for a world with no war at all, because what would be required to enforce it might be worse than a little war. — tap to centre the map on it Be careful wishing for a world withno war at all, because what would berequired to enforce it might beworse than a little war. Last stated 3 years ago 9 Nov 2023 EM Elon Musk — holds since 2023-11-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: When two truths conflict and both are hard to accept, people resolve the tension by discarding one of them. — tap to centre the map on it When two truths conflict and bothare hard to accept, people resolvethe tension by discarding one ofthem. Last stated 2 months ago 23 Jul 2026 MA Mari Andrew — holds since 2026-07-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: Someone who knows both the enemy and themselves need not fear the result of a hundred battles — tap to centre the map on it Someone who knows both the enemy andthemselves need not fear the resultof a hundred battles ST Sun Tzu — holds since c. 500–430 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: A people of gods would govern itself democratically; so perfect a government is not for humans — tap to centre the map on it A people of gods would govern itselfdemocratically; so perfect agovernment is not for humans JR Jean-Jacques Rousseau — holds since c. 1762 — tap for who they are Same subject: The realm can be united by a ruler who takes no pleasure in killing people — tap to centre the map on it The realm can be united by a rulerwho takes no pleasure in killingpeople ME Mencius — holds since c. 400–301 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: A society that intensely values intelligence is unprecedented in human history; the Bible, Homer and other ancient texts value strength, courage and beauty instead. — tap to centre the map on it A society that intensely valuesintelligence is unprecedented inhuman history; the Bible, Homer andother ancient texts value strength,courage and beauty instead. Last stated 5 months ago 8 May 2026 DR David Reich — holds since 2026-05-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: All great literature is about what a bummer it is to be a human being — tap to centre the map on it All great literature is about what abummer it is to be a human being Last stated 22 years ago 10 May 2004 KV Kurt Vonnegut — holds since 2004-05-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: Courage is a morally neutral virtue, and whatever else is said of the September 11 attackers, they were not cowards — tap to centre the map on it Courage is a morally neutral virtue,and whatever else is said of theSeptember 11 attackers, they werenot cowards Last stated 25 years ago 16 Sept 2001 SS Susan Sontag — holds since 2001-09-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: 'As long as it takes' lacks urgency, and it is a formula available to Ukraine's allies precisely because they are not the ones doing the fighting. — tap to centre the map on it 'As long as it takes' lacks urgency,and it is a formula available toUkraine's allies precisely becausethey are not the ones doing thefighting. Last stated 12 months ago 10 Oct 2025 LF Lawrence Freedman — holds since 2025-10-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: 9/11 and Osama bin Laden's actions fundamentally shaped the world we live in today. — tap to centre the map on it 9/11 and Osama bin Laden's actionsfundamentally shaped the world welive in today. Last stated 3 weeks ago 11 Sept 2026 MY Matthew Yglesias — holds since 2026-09-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ceasefire along the current lines would end the killing and still leave a long-term settlement between Russia and Ukraine possible. — tap to centre the map on it A ceasefire along the current lineswould end the killing and stillleave a long-term settlement betweenRussia and Ukraine possible. Last stated a month ago 26 Aug 2026 BM Branko Milanovic — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: A nation of a million people cannot rule hundreds of millions by warfare; the Mongol Empire lasted because it offered its subjects things they actually wanted. — tap to centre the map on it A nation of a million people cannotrule hundreds of millions bywarfare; the Mongol Empire lastedbecause it offered its subjectsthings they actually wanted. Last stated a year ago 31 Jul 2025 JW Jack Weatherford — holds since 2025-07-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: A nuclear war between the United States and Russia would kill five billion people. — tap to centre the map on it A nuclear war between the UnitedStates and Russia would kill fivebillion people. Last stated 3 years ago 22 Mar 2024 AJ Annie Jacobsen — holds since 2024-03-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A superpower's deferential posture toward rival great powers can alienate its allies while yielding no strategic payoff in return. — tap to centre the map on it A superpower's deferential posturetoward rival great powers canalienate its allies while yieldingno strategic payoff in return. Last stated a month ago 2 Sept 2026 DD Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-09-02 — tap for who they are
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At the centre A ruler should wish to be both loved and feared, but if one must be given up it is much safer to be feared Last stated c. 1513–1514 Holds Niccolò Machiavelli Read this korrent →