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← Blame for disorder lies with the one who invades rights, not the one who defends them

17 connected korrents · 10 moments from 1 Feb 1867 to 27 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under politics politics Everything filed under America America Everything filed under democracy democracy 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: Blame for disorder lies with the one who invades rights, not the one who defends them Blame for disorder lies with the one whoinvades rights, not the one who defendsthem JL John Locke — holds since c. 1689–1690 — tap for who they are Same subject: Anyone who honestly opposes a multitude's wrongdoing in public life will not survive; a fighter for right needs a private station — tap to centre the map on it Anyone who honestly opposes amultitude's wrongdoing in publiclife will not survive; a fighter forright needs a private station SO Socrates — holds since c. 399 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: It is a greater good to have a good neighbour at peace than to conquer a bad one in war — tap to centre the map on it It is a greater good to have a goodneighbour at peace than to conquer abad one in war AH Augustine of Hippo — holds since c. 413–426 CE — tap for who they are Same subject: Bad people need only that good people look on and do nothing; someone who lets wrong be done in their name without protest is not good — tap to centre the map on it Bad people need only that goodpeople look on and do nothing;someone who lets wrong be done intheir name without protest is notgood Last stated 160 years ago 1 Feb 1867 JM John Stuart Mill — holds since 1867-02-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Power over a person against their will is rightful only to prevent harm to others; their own good is not enough — tap to centre the map on it Power over a person against theirwill is rightful only to preventharm to others; their own good isnot enough JM John Stuart Mill — holds since c. 1859 — tap for who they are Same subject: Someone who persecutes another person for holding a different opinion is a monster — tap to centre the map on it Someone who persecutes anotherperson for holding a differentopinion is a monster VO Voltaire — holds since c. 1752–1774 — tap for who they are Same subject: Treating a wrongdoer as mistaken rather than evil is compatible with stopping them from doing further harm. — tap to centre the map on it Treating a wrongdoer as mistakenrather than evil is compatible withstopping them from doing furtherharm. Last stated 5 days ago 27 Oct 2026 MP Massimo Pigliucci — holds since 2026-10-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: People have a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws — tap to centre the map on it People have a moral responsibilityto disobey unjust laws MJ Martin Luther King Jr. — holds since c. 1963–1964 — 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: 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 corrupt, partisan majority on the Supreme Court has given Trump a huge amount of untrammeled power. — tap to centre the map on it A corrupt, partisan majority on theSupreme Court has given Trump a hugeamount of untrammeled power. Last stated 3 weeks ago 14 Oct 2026 PK Paul Krugman — holds since 2026-10-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: A country without cultural unity struggles to provide public goods, because its politics turns into an ethnic spoils system. — tap to centre the map on it A country without cultural unitystruggles to provide public goods,because its politics turns into anethnic spoils system. Last stated 7 months ago 9 Apr 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-04-09 — 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 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
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At the centre Blame for disorder lies with the one who invades rights, not the one who defends them Last stated c. 1689–1690 Holds John Locke Read this korrent →