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← Freedom does not include the freedom to give up one's freedom

17 connected korrents · 9 moments from 22 Mar 1775 to 22 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under agency agency Everything filed under government government Everything filed under democracy democracy Everything filed under America America Everything filed under religion religion Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Freedom does not include the freedom to give up one's freedom Freedom does not include the freedom togive up one's freedom JM John Stuart Mill — holds since c. 1859 — tap for who they are Same subject: Freedom is acquired by conquest, not received as a gift, and must be pursued constantly and responsibly — tap to centre the map on it Freedom is acquired by conquest, notreceived as a gift, and must bepursued constantly and responsibly PF Paulo Freire — holds since c. 1968 — tap for who they are Same subject: Every restraint on liberty beyond what justice needs is a degree of slavery — tap to centre the map on it Every restraint on liberty beyondwhat justice needs is a degree ofslavery LS Lysander Spooner — holds since c. 1867–1870 — tap for who they are Same subject: Equality cannot be stopped, but whether it leads to freedom or servitude depends on each nation — tap to centre the map on it Equality cannot be stopped, butwhether it leads to freedom orservitude depends on each nation AT Alexis de Tocqueville — holds since c. 1840 — tap for who they are Same subject: Arguing against American liberty forces Britain to undermine its own freedom — tap to centre the map on it Arguing against American libertyforces Britain to undermine its ownfreedom Last stated 252 years ago 22 Mar 1775 EB Edmund Burke — holds since 1775-03-22 — 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: Freedom is a tenable goal only for responsible individuals, not for madmen or children — tap to centre the map on it Freedom is a tenable goal only forresponsible individuals, not formadmen or children MF Milton Friedman — holds since c. 1962 — tap for who they are Same subject: Religious freedom is unalienable because beliefs cannot follow other people's dictates — tap to centre the map on it Religious freedom is unalienablebecause beliefs cannot follow otherpeople's dictates JM James Madison — holds since c. 1784–1785 — 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: A business can use stewardship of a community publication as a top-of-funnel customer acquisition strategy without needing the publication itself to generate revenue directly. — tap to centre the map on it A business can use stewardship of acommunity publication as atop-of-funnel customer acquisitionstrategy without needing thepublication itself to generaterevenue directly. Last stated a month ago 21 Sept 2026 CC Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A CEO can master both peacetime and wartime leadership, but it is hard — tap to centre the map on it A CEO can master both peacetime andwartime leadership, but it is hard Last stated 16 years ago 14 Apr 2011 BH Ben Horowitz — holds since 2011-04-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company can produce a good commercial without a large budget — tap to centre the map on it A company can produce a goodcommercial without a large budget Last stated 4 years ago 21 Mar 2023 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-03-21 — 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 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 Freedom does not include the freedom to give up one's freedom Last stated c. 1859 Holds John Stuart Mill Read this korrent →