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← A share in governing the state is not an original natural right but a matter of convention

17 connected korrents · 12 moments from 31 Oct 1787 to 1 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under America America Everything filed under government government Everything filed under China China Everything filed under family family Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: A share in governing the state is not an original natural right but a matter of convention A share in governing the state is not anoriginal natural right but a matter ofconvention EB Edmund Burke — holds since c. 1790 — tap for who they are Same subject: People enter society to secure their natural rights, not to lose them — tap to centre the map on it People enter society to secure theirnatural rights, not to lose them TP Thomas Paine — holds since c. 1791 — tap for who they are Same subject: The rich have no right to the property of the poor — tap to centre the map on it The rich have no right to theproperty of the poor JR John Ruskin — holds since c. 1860–1862 — tap for who they are Same subject: Black Americans should not give up any constitutional rights, and doing so would not help white Southerners — tap to centre the map on it Black Americans should not give upany constitutional rights, and doingso would not help white Southerners BW Booker T. Washington — holds since c. 1899 — tap for who they are Same subject: A person is subject to the Creator before being a member of civil society — tap to centre the map on it A person is subject to the Creatorbefore being a member of civilsociety JM James Madison — holds since c. 1784–1785 — tap for who they are Same subject: People must give up some natural rights to give government the powers it needs — tap to centre the map on it People must give up some naturalrights to give government the powersit needs Last stated 239 years ago 31 Oct 1787 JJ John Jay — holds since 1787-10-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: It is execrable to hold that a people may do whatever it pleases — tap to centre the map on it It is execrable to hold that apeople may do whatever it pleases AT Alexis de Tocqueville — holds since c. 1835 — tap for who they are Same subject: Every person owns himself, and nobody else has any right to his person — tap to centre the map on it Every person owns himself, andnobody else has any right to hisperson JL John Locke — holds since c. 1689–1690 — tap for who they are Same subject: Because women do not hold property on equal terms with men, their cause may well be pleaded by a party like the anti-slavery one — tap to centre the map on it Because women do not hold propertyon equal terms with men, their causemay well be pleaded by a party likethe anti-slavery one Last stated 182 years ago 15 Nov 1844 MF Margaret Fuller — holds since 1844-11-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ban on diesel exports would raise overall fuel prices and damage America's energy superpower status. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on diesel exports would raiseoverall fuel prices and damageAmerica's energy superpower status. Last stated a month ago 1 Oct 2026 AE Alex Epstein — holds since 2026-10-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ban on U.S. diesel fuel exports is more likely to raise prices than lower them. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on U.S. diesel fuel exports ismore likely to raise prices thanlower them. Last stated a month ago 23 Sept 2026 JM Josh Marshall — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely. — tap to centre the map on it A century of fire suppression policyin the American West has dangerouslyoverloaded forests with fuel andmade megafires more likely. Last stated 2 months ago 22 Aug 2026 JP Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-08-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ban on self-recursive improvement in AI models would create a big incentive for some other parts of the world to invest a lot more in compute. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on self-recursive improvementin AI models would create a bigincentive for some other parts ofthe world to invest a lot more incompute. Last stated a month ago 22 Sept 2026 TC Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A broken criminal justice institution survives precisely because it serves the people who run it. — tap to centre the map on it A broken criminal justiceinstitution survives preciselybecause it serves the people who runit. Last stated 2 months ago 1 Sept 2026 RB Radley Balko — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A candidate's political success is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment. — tap to centre the map on it A candidate's political success isincreasingly disconnected from theiractual record of accomplishment. Last stated 2 months ago 31 Aug 2026 DD Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world. — tap to centre the map on it A Chinese crewed landing on the Moonbefore America returns would be adefeat for the free world. Last stated 2 months ago 18 Aug 2026 CH Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are EB Eric Berger — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A continental army's first mission is to keep the regime in power, not to defend the border — which is what the People's Liberation Army is for. — tap to centre the map on it A continental army's first missionis to keep the regime in power, notto defend the border — which is whatthe People's Liberation Army is for. Last stated 5 months ago 9 Jun 2026 SP Sarah Paine — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it. — tap to centre the map on it A country cannot fund its ownindustrial strategy and call thesame policy cheating when China doesit. Last stated a year ago 15 May 2025 HR Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2025-05-15 — tap for who they are
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At the centre A share in governing the state is not an original natural right but a matter of convention Last stated c. 1790 Holds Edmund Burke Read this korrent →