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17 connected korrents · 9 moments from 27 Oct 1787 to 2 Jun 2026.

Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under democracy democracy Everything filed under public debt public debt Everything filed under happiness happiness Everything filed under government government Everything filed under education education Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Citizens should take alarm at the first experiment on their liberties Citizens should take alarm at the firstexperiment on their liberties JM James Madison — holds since c. 1784–1785 — tap for who they are Same subject: If we are free, our first free act should be to affirm that we are free — tap to centre the map on it If we are free, our first free actshould be to affirm that we are free WJ William James — holds since c. 1879–1896 — tap for who they are Same subject: A right of the people to replace legislators who break their trust is the best safeguard against rebellion — tap to centre the map on it A right of the people to replacelegislators who break their trust isthe best safeguard against rebellion JL John Locke — holds since c. 1689–1690 — tap for who they are Same subject: The vigor of government is essential to the security of liberty — tap to centre the map on it The vigor of government is essentialto the security of liberty Last stated 239 years ago 27 Oct 1787 AH Alexander Hamilton — holds since 1787-10-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: When citizens must consent to war, they will weigh it carefully before starting it — tap to centre the map on it When citizens must consent to war,they will weigh it carefully beforestarting it IK Immanuel Kant — holds since c. 1795 — tap for who they are Same subject: Judging one people by another misses the truth; judging a nation by the essentials of human happiness sees it as it is — tap to centre the map on it Judging one people by another missesthe truth; judging a nation by theessentials of human happiness seesit as it is HM Harriet Martineau — holds since c. 1838 — tap for who they are Same subject: A society as wealthy as ours has no reason not to guarantee basic security to all without endangering freedom — tap to centre the map on it A society as wealthy as ours has noreason not to guarantee basicsecurity to all without endangeringfreedom FH Friedrich Hayek — holds since c. 1944 — tap for who they are Same subject: Providing for their safety is the first object of a wise and free people — tap to centre the map on it Providing for their safety is thefirst object of a wise and freepeople Last stated 239 years ago 3 Nov 1787 JJ John Jay — holds since 1787-11-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: Every citizen belongs to the state, not to any individual, and should regard the good of the whole — tap to centre the map on it Every citizen belongs to the state,not to any individual, and shouldregard the good of the whole AR Aristotle — holds since c. 367–322 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: "If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company. — tap to centre the map on it "If you're not growing, you'redying" is truer of the person thanof the company. Last stated 9 months ago 25 Jan 2026 JC Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us. — tap to centre the map on it A common-sense utopia is much closerto the present day than it is to thebest futures actually available tous. Last stated a year ago 3 Aug 2025 WM William MacAskill — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company can run at a fast pace sustainably without constant overwork or undue stress — tap to centre the map on it A company can run at a fast pacesustainably without constantoverwork or undue stress Last stated 4 years ago 4 Nov 2022 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-11-04 — 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
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At the centre Citizens should take alarm at the first experiment on their liberties Last stated c. 1784–1785 Holds James Madison Read this korrent →