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17 connected korrents · 9 moments from 1 Feb 1903 to 31 Aug 2026.

Everything filed under humility humility Everything filed under America America Everything filed under China China Everything filed under politics politics Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Blacks may be inferior to whites in endowments of body and mind, a view offered as a suspicion only Blacks may be inferior to whites inendowments of body and mind, a viewoffered as a suspicion only TJ Thomas Jefferson — holds since c. 1781–1787 — tap for who they are Same subject: Nature made people so equal in body and mind that no one can claim a benefit another cannot also claim — tap to centre the map on it Nature made people so equal in bodyand mind that no one can claim abenefit another cannot also claim TH Thomas Hobbes — holds since c. 1651 — tap for who they are Same subject: Mental strength is the basis of all progress and its standard should not be lowered — tap to centre the map on it Mental strength is the basis of allprogress and its standard should notbe lowered BW Booker T. Washington — holds since c. 1899 — tap for who they are Same subject: What white Americans believe and inflict shows not Black inferiority but their own inhumanity and fear — tap to centre the map on it What white Americans believe andinflict shows not Black inferioritybut their own inhumanity and fear JB James Baldwin — holds since c. 1962–1963 — tap for who they are Same subject: Black Americans' experience gives them no reason to respect standards white America claims but does not live by — tap to centre the map on it Black Americans' experience givesthem no reason to respect standardswhite America claims but does notlive by JB James Baldwin — holds since c. 1962–1963 — tap for who they are Same subject: Unless Black people try to refute Jefferson's arguments about them, they will only confirm them — tap to centre the map on it Unless Black people try to refuteJefferson's arguments about them,they will only confirm them DW David Walker — holds since c. 1829–1830 — tap for who they are Same subject: When you see a worthy person, think of equalling them; when you see the opposite, look inward and examine yourself — tap to centre the map on it When you see a worthy person, thinkof equalling them; when you see theopposite, look inward and examineyourself CO Confucius — holds since c. 551–479 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: Inequality comes in two kinds: natural, set by nature, and moral or political, set by convention — tap to centre the map on it Inequality comes in two kinds:natural, set by nature, and moral orpolitical, set by convention JR Jean-Jacques Rousseau — holds since c. 1754–1755 — tap for who they are Same subject: Black Americans live with a double consciousness, always seeing themselves through the eyes of a contemptuous world — tap to centre the map on it Black Americans live with a doubleconsciousness, always seeingthemselves through the eyes of acontemptuous world Last stated 124 years ago 1 Feb 1903 WB W. E. B. Du Bois — holds since 1903-02-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A CEO grading themselves a failure for their mistakes does not help; every CEO makes thousands of mistakes — tap to centre the map on it A CEO grading themselves a failurefor their mistakes does not help;every CEO makes thousands ofmistakes Last stated 14 years ago 15 Jun 2012 BH Ben Horowitz — holds since 2012-06-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A designer's assumption about where a component belongs is a personal assumption and does not mean that the market or the users will react to the component that way. — tap to centre the map on it A designer's assumption about wherea component belongs is a personalassumption and does not mean thatthe market or the users will reactto the component that way. Last stated 7 months ago 2 Apr 2026 MS Marvin Schwaibold — holds since 2026-04-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A designer's PRs should be very small and manageable if the designer is not comfortable reviewing or writing the code themselves. — tap to centre the map on it A designer's PRs should be verysmall and manageable if the designeris not comfortable reviewing orwriting the code themselves. Last stated 5 months ago 26 May 2026 AM Andy Madrick — holds since 2026-05-26 — 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 Same subject: A country's scientific trajectory can keep advancing even if political instability or economic uncertainty slows its broader progress. — tap to centre the map on it A country's scientific trajectorycan keep advancing even if politicalinstability or economic uncertaintyslows its broader progress. Last stated 7 months ago 21 Mar 2026 TG Tanner Greer — holds since 2026-03-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it. — tap to centre the map on it A backlash against women's economicrise is not automatic; it happensonly where politicians choose tomobilise it. Last stated 2 years ago 1 Dec 2024 AE Alice Evans — holds since 2024-12-01 — 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 citizen deciding politically should ask what is good for the community, not what is good for themselves — tap to centre the map on it A citizen deciding politicallyshould ask what is good for thecommunity, not what is good forthemselves JT Joseph Tussman — holds since c. 2000 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Blacks may be inferior to whites in endowments of body and mind, a view offered as a suspicion only Last stated c. 1781–1787 Holds Thomas Jefferson Read this korrent →