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← Each person should have an equal right to the most extensive basic liberty compatible with others' liberty

17 connected korrents · 8 moments from 31 Oct 1787 to 14 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under democracy democracy Everything filed under politics politics Everything filed under public debt public debt 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: Each person should have an equal right to the most extensive basic liberty compatible with others' liberty Each person should have an equal right tothe most extensive basic libertycompatible with others' liberty JR John Rawls — holds since c. 1971 — tap for who they are Same subject: Liberty, equality and security are absolute rights, unlike property — tap to centre the map on it Liberty, equality and security areabsolute rights, unlike property PP Pierre-Joseph Proudhon — holds since c. 1840 — tap for who they are Same subject: Men and women should have equal rights, and marriage should be a perfect partnership — tap to centre the map on it Men and women should have equalrights, and marriage should be aperfect partnership RI Robert G. Ingersoll — holds since c. 1876–1878 — tap for who they are Same subject: Liberty is the perfection of civil society, but authority is essential to its existence — tap to centre the map on it Liberty is the perfection of civilsociety, but authority is essentialto its existence DH David Hume — holds since c. 1741–1776 — tap for who they are Same subject: Give every other person every right you claim for yourself, and welcome new ideas — tap to centre the map on it Give every other person every rightyou claim for yourself, and welcomenew ideas RI Robert G. Ingersoll — holds since c. 1876–1878 — tap for who they are Same subject: People must give up some natural rights to give government the powers it needs — tap to centre the map on it People must give up some naturalrights to give government the powersit needs Last stated 239 years ago 31 Oct 1787 JJ John Jay — holds since 1787-10-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: Every effort to realize equality requires a sacrifice of liberty — tap to centre the map on it Every effort to realize equalityrequires a sacrifice of liberty WS William Graham Sumner — holds since c. 1883 — tap for who they are Same subject: Liberty of the press may be claimed as a common right of mankind in almost every government — tap to centre the map on it Liberty of the press may be claimedas a common right of mankind inalmost every government DH David Hume — holds since c. 1741–1776 — tap for who they are Same subject: Social groups owe each other only good will, respect, and mutual guarantees of liberty — tap to centre the map on it Social groups owe each other onlygood will, respect, and mutualguarantees of liberty WS William Graham Sumner — holds since c. 1883 — 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 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 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 Each person should have an equal right to the most extensive basic liberty compatible with others' liberty Last stated c. 1971 Holds John Rawls Read this korrent →