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← Among people who possess nothing, one may seize another's goods but cannot make them obey

17 connected korrents · 5 moments from 24 Mar 1789 to 1 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under family family Everything filed under religion religion Everything filed under gender equality gender equality Everything filed under capitalism capitalism Everything filed under happiness happiness 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: Among people who possess nothing, one may seize another's goods but cannot make them obey Among people who possess nothing, one mayseize another's goods but cannot make themobey JR Jean-Jacques Rousseau — holds since c. 1754–1755 — 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: Christians who sell enslaved families apart betray their own rule to do unto others as they would be done by — tap to centre the map on it Christians who sell enslavedfamilies apart betray their own ruleto do unto others as they would bedone by Last stated 238 years ago 24 Mar 1789 OE Olaudah Equiano — holds since 1789-03-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: No one can give another more power than he has, so no one can consent to be enslaved — tap to centre the map on it No one can give another more powerthan he has, so no one can consentto be enslaved JL John Locke — holds since c. 1689–1690 — tap for who they are Same subject: Whoever accumulates beyond what their own hands produce owes part of it back to society — tap to centre the map on it Whoever accumulates beyond whattheir own hands produce owes part ofit back to society TP Thomas Paine — holds since c. 1795–1797 — tap for who they are Same subject: If forced to choose, the tyranny of one man is less hateful than the tyranny of many — tap to centre the map on it If forced to choose, the tyranny ofone man is less hateful than thetyranny of many VO Voltaire — holds since c. 1752–1774 — tap for who they are Same subject: It is good that no single person can give us everything we want. — tap to centre the map on it It is good that no single person cangive us everything we want. Last stated a month ago 1 Oct 2026 AH Ava Huang — holds since 2026-10-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Only society, not the individual, is the permanent possessor of things — tap to centre the map on it Only society, not the individual, isthe permanent possessor of things PP Pierre-Joseph Proudhon — holds since c. 1840 — tap for who they are Same subject: Whoever refuses to obey the general will must be compelled by the whole body, which means being forced to be free — tap to centre the map on it Whoever refuses to obey the generalwill must be compelled by the wholebody, which means being forced to befree JR Jean-Jacques Rousseau — holds since c. 1762 — tap for who they are Same subject: A labourer who marries without means to support a family is in some respects an enemy to other labourers — tap to centre the map on it A labourer who marries without meansto support a family is in somerespects an enemy to other labourers TM Thomas Robert Malthus — holds since c. 1798 — tap for who they are Same subject: A liberal divorce law is wise — tap to centre the map on it A liberal divorce law is wise ES Elizabeth Cady Stanton — holds since c. 1898 — tap for who they are Same subject: A nature writer writing about the world's future should bring their child into the field, because it is the child's future. — tap to centre the map on it A nature writer writing about theworld's future should bring theirchild into the field, because it isthe child's future. Last stated 2 years ago 4 Mar 2025 JL Jessica J. Lee — holds since 2025-03-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints. — tap to centre the map on it A belief system combining cosmicstakes, privileged knowledge,personal vocation and an imperativeto act can license extraordinarybehavior when it conflicts withordinary constraints. Last stated 2 months ago 17 Sept 2026 VR Venkatesh Rao — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A civilized town is far better off with a religion, even a bad one, than with none — tap to centre the map on it A civilized town is far better offwith a religion, even a bad one,than with none VO Voltaire — holds since c. 1752–1774 — tap for who they are Same subject: A divine intent rules society and conscience, linking the living and the dead in duty — tap to centre the map on it A divine intent rules society andconscience, linking the living andthe dead in duty RK Russell Kirk — holds since c. 1953 — tap for who they are Same subject: 'Racism' and 'sexism' properly name systematic disadvantage, not merely prejudice against anyone. — tap to centre the map on it 'Racism' and 'sexism' properly namesystematic disadvantage, not merelyprejudice against anyone. Last stated 13 years ago 25 May 2013 AS Alom Shaha — holds since 2013-05-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A first advantage of sexual equality is having the most universal human relation governed by justice — tap to centre the map on it A first advantage of sexual equalityis having the most universal humanrelation governed by justice JM John Stuart Mill — holds since c. 1861–1869 — tap for who they are Same subject: A home that holds women at a primitive level holds back those who keep them there — tap to centre the map on it A home that holds women at aprimitive level holds back those whokeep them there CG Charlotte Perkins Gilman — holds since c. 1898 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Among people who possess nothing, one may seize another's goods but cannot make them obey Last stated c. 1754–1755 Holds Jean-Jacques Rousseau Read this korrent →