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← A ruler who owns the state loses nothing by war and can start one for trifling reasons

17 connected korrents · 8 moments from 7 Nov 1787 to 2 Jun 2026.

Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under government government Everything filed under democracy democracy Everything filed under public debt public debt Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: A ruler who owns the state loses nothing by war and can start one for trifling reasons A ruler who owns the state loses nothingby war and can start one for triflingreasons IK Immanuel Kant — holds since c. 1795 — tap for who they are Same subject: Rulers who are wise and good take pleasure in their parks; those who are not cannot enjoy them — tap to centre the map on it Rulers who are wise and good takepleasure in their parks; those whoare not cannot enjoy them ME Mencius — holds since c. 400–301 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: A state is not property but a society that only it has the right to rule — tap to centre the map on it A state is not property but asociety that only it has the rightto rule IK Immanuel Kant — holds since c. 1795 — tap for who they are Same subject: People chose rulers to defend their liberty, not to be enslaved by them — tap to centre the map on it People chose rulers to defend theirliberty, not to be enslaved by them JR Jean-Jacques Rousseau — holds since c. 1754–1755 — tap for who they are Same subject: Turning possession of land into property must be resisted to the end — tap to centre the map on it Turning possession of land intoproperty must be resisted to the end PP Pierre-Joseph Proudhon — holds since c. 1840 — 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: Nations generally go to war whenever they expect to gain by it — tap to centre the map on it Nations generally go to war wheneverthey expect to gain by it Last stated 239 years ago 7 Nov 1787 JJ John Jay — holds since 1787-11-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: Conquest can destroy a government but can never set up a new one without the people's consent — tap to centre the map on it Conquest can destroy a governmentbut can never set up a new onewithout the people's consent JL John Locke — holds since c. 1689–1690 — tap for who they are Same subject: A free person sees government as a means, neither a giver of favors nor a master to be worshipped — tap to centre the map on it A free person sees government as ameans, neither a giver of favors nora master to be worshipped MF Milton Friedman — holds since c. 1962 — tap for who they are Same subject: "If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company. — tap to centre the map on it "If you're not growing, you'redying" is truer of the person thanof the company. Last stated 9 months ago 25 Jan 2026 JC Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us. — tap to centre the map on it A common-sense utopia is much closerto the present day than it is to thebest futures actually available tous. Last stated a year ago 3 Aug 2025 WM William MacAskill — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company can run at a fast pace sustainably without constant overwork or undue stress — tap to centre the map on it A company can run at a fast pacesustainably without constantoverwork or undue stress Last stated 4 years ago 4 Nov 2022 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-11-04 — 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: A company is not a democracy: every voice should be heard and then one person decides, and the decision should not be the popular one. — tap to centre the map on it A company is not a democracy: everyvoice should be heard and then oneperson decides, and the decisionshould not be the popular one. Last stated 5 months ago 2 Jun 2026 MP Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A conversation needs several legitimate voices; if the people has only one, democracy becomes dictation — tap to centre the map on it A conversation needs severallegitimate voices; if the people hasonly one, democracy becomesdictation YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2024–2025 — tap for who they are Same subject: A central bank can eliminate a self-fulfilling ('sunspot') debt crisis simply by credibly committing to buy as many bonds as needed at the low interest rate. — tap to centre the map on it A central bank can eliminate aself-fulfilling ('sunspot') debtcrisis simply by credibly committingto buy as many bonds as needed atthe low interest rate. Last stated 4 years ago 1 Jun 2022 OB Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Cutting off trade with tariffs would force a huge interest-rate spike and probably a debt crisis, because the budget deficit would have to be financed at home. — tap to centre the map on it Cutting off trade with tariffs wouldforce a huge interest-rate spike andprobably a debt crisis, because thebudget deficit would have to befinanced at home. Last stated 2 years ago 14 Apr 2025 JC John H. Cochrane — holds since 2025-04-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: During post-2008 fiscal consolidation, the costs of high public debt were overestimated and fiscal multipliers were underestimated, understating the output costs of austerity. — tap to centre the map on it During post-2008 fiscalconsolidation, the costs of highpublic debt were overestimated andfiscal multipliers wereunderestimated, understating theoutput costs of austerity. Last stated 4 years ago 1 Jun 2022 OB Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are
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At the centre A ruler who owns the state loses nothing by war and can start one for trifling reasons Last stated c. 1795 Holds Immanuel Kant Read this korrent →