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← Free association is a necessary guarantee against the tyranny of the majority

17 connected korrents · 7 moments from 14 Feb 1776 to 18 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under religion religion Everything filed under democracy democracy 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: Free association is a necessary guarantee against the tyranny of the majority Free association is a necessary guaranteeagainst the tyranny of the majority AT Alexis de Tocqueville — holds since c. 1835 — 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: Class society will give way to an association where each person's free development is the condition for everyone's — tap to centre the map on it Class society will give way to anassociation where each person's freedevelopment is the condition foreveryone's KM Karl Marx — holds since c. 1848 — tap for who they are FE Friedrich Engels — holds since c. 1848 — tap for who they are Same subject: Freedom requires liberation from religion, property and government — tap to centre the map on it Freedom requires liberation fromreligion, property and government EG Emma Goldman — holds since c. 1910 — 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: Membership in a community often requires limiting one's freedoms for the greater good. — tap to centre the map on it Membership in a community oftenrequires limiting one's freedoms forthe greater good. Last stated a month ago 18 Sept 2026 PP Priya Parker — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: Each person should have an equal right to the most extensive basic liberty compatible with others' liberty — tap to centre the map on it Each person should have an equalright to the most extensive basicliberty compatible with others'liberty JR John Rawls — holds since c. 1971 — tap for who they are Same subject: In a free country the law ought to be king, and there ought to be no other — tap to centre the map on it In a free country the law ought tobe king, and there ought to be noother Last stated 251 years ago 14 Feb 1776 TP Thomas Paine — holds since 1776-02-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: To preserve freedom, security must be provided outside the market and competition left to work unobstructed — tap to centre the map on it To preserve freedom, security mustbe provided outside the market andcompetition left to workunobstructed FH Friedrich Hayek — holds since c. 1944 — tap for who they are Same subject: A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints. — tap to centre the map on it A belief system combining cosmicstakes, privileged knowledge,personal vocation and an imperativeto act can license extraordinarybehavior when it conflicts withordinary constraints. Last stated a month ago 17 Sept 2026 VR Venkatesh Rao — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A civilized town is far better off with a religion, even a bad one, than with none — tap to centre the map on it A civilized town is far better offwith a religion, even a bad one,than with none VO Voltaire — holds since c. 1752–1774 — tap for who they are Same subject: A faith with a good God but without sin, hell, the devil or redemption is a boys' philosophy — tap to centre the map on it A faith with a good God but withoutsin, hell, the devil or redemptionis a boys' philosophy CL C. S. Lewis — holds since c. 1942–1952 — 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 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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