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17 connected korrents · 11 moments from 22 Mar 1775 to 14 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under democracy democracy Everything filed under government government Everything filed under politics politics Everything filed under public debt public debt Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Citizens must know what the laws say in order to obey them. Citizens must know what the laws say inorder to obey them. Last stated 8 years ago 22 Oct 2018 HL Håkon Wium Lie — holds since 2018-10-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: Every actual state is corrupt, and good people must not obey the laws too well — tap to centre the map on it Every actual state is corrupt, andgood people must not obey the lawstoo well RE Ralph Waldo Emerson — holds since c. 1844 — tap for who they are Same subject: Human freedom means obeying natural laws one has recognized oneself, not laws imposed from outside — tap to centre the map on it Human freedom means obeying naturallaws one has recognized oneself, notlaws imposed from outside MB Mikhail Bakunin — holds since c. 1870–1876 — tap for who they are Same subject: Law will never make people free; people have to make the law free — tap to centre the map on it Law will never make people free;people have to make the law free Last stated 172 years ago 4 Jul 1854 HT Henry David Thoreau — holds since 1854-07-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: A people's character and situation must determine what government fits them — tap to centre the map on it A people's character and situationmust determine what government fitsthem Last stated 252 years ago 22 Mar 1775 EB Edmund Burke — holds since 1775-03-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: It seems most people have the sense to make laws, but not all are just enough to make good ones — tap to centre the map on it It seems most people have the senseto make laws, but not all are justenough to make good ones VO Voltaire — holds since c. 1752–1774 — tap for who they are Same subject: Laws in every government should restrain people by hope of a desired good rather than by fear — tap to centre the map on it Laws in every government shouldrestrain people by hope of a desiredgood rather than by fear BS Baruch Spinoza — holds since c. 1670 — tap for who they are Same subject: Politicians who want a Christian nation abandon the Bible when it comes to Jesus's words on the sick, the hungry and the poor. — tap to centre the map on it Politicians who want a Christiannation abandon the Bible when itcomes to Jesus's words on the sick,the hungry and the poor. Last stated 10 months ago 14 Jan 2026 JT James Talarico — holds since 2026-01-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: Women are persons and therefore citizens, so no state may make or enforce a law abridging their privileges — tap to centre the map on it Women are persons and thereforecitizens, so no state may make orenforce a law abridging theirprivileges SA Susan B. Anthony — holds since c. 1873 — 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 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
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At the centre Citizens must know what the laws say in order to obey them. Last stated 22 Oct 2018 · 8 years ago Holds Håkon Wium Lie Read this korrent →