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← All legislation and official authority, even from universal suffrage, can only serve a ruling minority

17 connected korrents · 7 moments from 29 Sept 2018 to 15 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under government government Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Everything filed under democracy democracy Everything filed under public debt public debt Everything filed under agency agency Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: All legislation and official authority, even from universal suffrage, can only serve a ruling minority All legislation and official authority,even from universal suffrage, can onlyserve a ruling minority MB Mikhail Bakunin — holds since c. 1870–1876 — tap for who they are Same subject: Majority rule is the only final arbiter, yet a majority may trespass on minority rights — tap to centre the map on it Majority rule is the only finalarbiter, yet a majority may trespasson minority rights JM James Madison — holds since c. 1784–1785 — tap for who they are Same subject: The government cannot take any part of someone's property without his own consent — tap to centre the map on it The government cannot take any partof someone's property without hisown consent JL John Locke — holds since c. 1689–1690 — tap for who they are Same subject: The ideally best government gives supreme power to the whole community, with citizens taking part — tap to centre the map on it The ideally best government givessupreme power to the wholecommunity, with citizens taking part JM John Stuart Mill — holds since c. 1861 — tap for who they are Same subject: No one can be forced or legislated into blessedness; it needs education and free individual judgment — tap to centre the map on it No one can be forced or legislatedinto blessedness; it needs educationand free individual judgment BS Baruch Spinoza — holds since c. 1670 — tap for who they are Same subject: Only because control of production is divided among many independent people does nobody have complete power over us — tap to centre the map on it Only because control of productionis divided among many independentpeople does nobody have completepower over us FH Friedrich Hayek — holds since c. 1944 — tap for who they are Same subject: Sovereignty cannot be represented; a law the people has not ratified in person is null and void — tap to centre the map on it Sovereignty cannot be represented; alaw the people has not ratified inperson is null and void JR Jean-Jacques Rousseau — holds since c. 1762 — tap for who they are Same subject: Anyone who holds or enjoys any part of a government's territory gives tacit consent to its laws — tap to centre the map on it Anyone who holds or enjoys any partof a government's territory givestacit consent to its laws JL John Locke — holds since c. 1689–1690 — tap for who they are Same subject: A state that makes sex a voting qualification passes a bill of attainder or ex post facto law and violates the Constitution — tap to centre the map on it A state that makes sex a votingqualification passes a bill ofattainder or ex post facto law andviolates the Constitution SA Susan B. Anthony — holds since c. 1873 — tap for who they are Same subject: A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows. — tap to centre the map on it A browser works better as a singlewindow than as multiple separatewindows. Last stated 2 months ago 15 Sept 2026 CC Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources. — tap to centre the map on it A business is more likely to failfrom taking on too much complexitythan from lacking resources. Last stated 8 years ago 29 Sept 2018 TG Tren Griffin — holds since 2018-09-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones. — tap to centre the map on it A business succeeds through a smallnumber of highly effectivedistribution channels, not manymediocre ones. Last stated 3 years ago 17 Feb 2024 AW Adam Wiggins — holds since 2024-02-17 — 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 All legislation and official authority, even from universal suffrage, can only serve a ruling minority Last stated c. 1870–1876 Holds Mikhail Bakunin Read this korrent →