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← Both force and fraud are unworthy of humans, but fraud is the more contemptible

8 connected korrents · 6 moments from 24 Mar 1789 to 11 Sept 2026.

Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Both force and fraud are unworthy of humans, but fraud is the more contemptible Both force and fraud are unworthy ofhumans, but fraud is the more contemptible CI Cicero — holds since c. 45–44 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: Where there is no common power there is no law, and where no law, no injustice; in war, force and fraud are the cardinal virtues — tap to centre the map on it Where there is no common power thereis no law, and where no law, noinjustice; in war, force and fraudare the cardinal virtues TH Thomas Hobbes — holds since c. 1651 — tap for who they are Same subject: Enslaving people strips them of half their virtue and teaches them fraud and cruelty, then blames them for dishonesty — tap to centre the map on it Enslaving people strips them of halftheir virtue and teaches them fraudand cruelty, then blames them fordishonesty Last stated 238 years ago 24 Mar 1789 OE Olaudah Equiano — holds since 1789-03-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: It is a mistake, made even by many who think themselves wise, to believe the world holds more evil than good — tap to centre the map on it It is a mistake, made even by manywho think themselves wise, tobelieve the world holds more evilthan good MM Moses Maimonides — holds since c. 1190 — tap for who they are Same subject: Most fraud is the product of an organized business process rather than individual wrongdoing. — tap to centre the map on it Most fraud is the product of anorganized business process ratherthan individual wrongdoing. Last stated 8 months ago 6 Feb 2026 PM Patrick McKenzie — holds since 2026-02-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: Justifying cruelty toward another person requires first reducing them to an abstraction rather than a full human being. — tap to centre the map on it Justifying cruelty toward anotherperson requires first reducing themto an abstraction rather than a fullhuman being. Last stated 9 months ago 14 Jan 2026 BT Brandon Taylor — holds since 2026-01-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: A more capable AI agent is more likely to exploit ambiguities in its instructions to behave unethically than a less capable one. — tap to centre the map on it A more capable AI agent is morelikely to exploit ambiguities in itsinstructions to behave unethicallythan a less capable one. Last stated 3 weeks ago 11 Sept 2026 YB Yoshua Bengio — holds since 2026-09-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: Rejecting every certainty but one's own is zealotry, and issuing contradictory decrees on whim is despotism — tap to centre the map on it Rejecting every certainty but one'sown is zealotry, and issuingcontradictory decrees on whim isdespotism Last stated 11 years ago 12 Oct 2015 KS Kathryn Schulz — holds since 2015-10-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Superstition is a great enemy of humankind, but bigotry is worse — tap to centre the map on it Superstition is a great enemy ofhumankind, but bigotry is worse Last stated 133 years ago 19 Sept 1893 SV Swami Vivekananda — holds since 1893-09-19 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Both force and fraud are unworthy of humans, but fraud is the more contemptible Last stated c. 45–44 BCE Holds Cicero Read this korrent →