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← Each person has an inviolability that even society's overall welfare cannot override

17 connected korrents · 8 moments from 29 Sept 2018 to 22 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under government government Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Everything filed under democracy democracy Everything filed under happiness happiness Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Each person has an inviolability that even society's overall welfare cannot override Each person has an inviolability that evensociety's overall welfare cannot override JR John Rawls — holds since c. 1971 — tap for who they are Same subject: Individuals are inviolable — tap to centre the map on it Individuals are inviolable RN Robert Nozick — holds since c. 1974 — tap for who they are Same subject: Justice for the poor should not be left to the choice of individual givers — tap to centre the map on it Justice for the poor should not beleft to the choice of individualgivers TP Thomas Paine — holds since c. 1795–1797 — 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: Every person owns himself, and nobody else has any right to his person — tap to centre the map on it Every person owns himself, andnobody else has any right to hisperson JL John Locke — holds since c. 1689–1690 — tap for who they are Same subject: No one can be forced against their will into acting against their conscience — tap to centre the map on it No one can be forced against theirwill into acting against theirconscience LT Leo Tolstoy — holds since c. 1893–1894 — tap for who they are Same subject: No one can be forced or legislated into blessedness; it needs education and free individual judgment — tap to centre the map on it No one can be forced or legislatedinto blessedness; it needs educationand free individual judgment BS Baruch Spinoza — holds since c. 1670 — tap for who they are Same subject: Freedom of judgment can be granted without harming public peace, and without it neither piety nor peace is secure — tap to centre the map on it Freedom of judgment can be grantedwithout harming public peace, andwithout it neither piety nor peaceis secure BS Baruch Spinoza — holds since c. 1670 — tap for who they are Same subject: A people cannot be at once honest and frugal and also opulent, powerful and comfortable — tap to centre the map on it A people cannot be at once honestand frugal and also opulent,powerful and comfortable BM Bernard Mandeville — holds since c. 1714–1733 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ban on self-recursive improvement in AI models would create a big incentive for some other parts of the world to invest a lot more in compute. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on self-recursive improvementin AI models would create a bigincentive for some other parts ofthe world to invest a lot more incompute. Last stated a month ago 22 Sept 2026 TC Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A broken criminal justice institution survives precisely because it serves the people who run it. — tap to centre the map on it A broken criminal justiceinstitution survives preciselybecause it serves the people who runit. Last stated 2 months ago 1 Sept 2026 RB Radley Balko — holds since 2026-09-01 — 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 browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows. — tap to centre the map on it A browser works better as a singlewindow than as multiple separatewindows. Last stated 2 months ago 15 Sept 2026 CC Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources. — tap to centre the map on it A business is more likely to failfrom taking on too much complexitythan from lacking resources. Last stated 8 years ago 29 Sept 2018 TG Tren Griffin — holds since 2018-09-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones. — tap to centre the map on it A business succeeds through a smallnumber of highly effectivedistribution channels, not manymediocre ones. Last stated 3 years ago 17 Feb 2024 AW Adam Wiggins — holds since 2024-02-17 — 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 Each person has an inviolability that even society's overall welfare cannot override Last stated c. 1971 Holds John Rawls Read this korrent →