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← Freedom is acquired by conquest, not received as a gift, and must be pursued constantly and responsibly

17 connected korrents · 11 moments from 23 Dec 1776 to 24 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under America America Everything filed under religion religion Everything filed under China China Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Freedom is acquired by conquest, not received as a gift, and must be pursued constantly and responsibly Freedom is acquired by conquest, notreceived as a gift, and must be pursuedconstantly and responsibly PF Paulo Freire — holds since c. 1968 — tap for who they are Same subject: Tyranny is not easily conquered, but the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph — tap to centre the map on it Tyranny is not easily conquered, butthe harder the conflict, the moreglorious the triumph Last stated 250 years ago 23 Dec 1776 TP Thomas Paine — holds since 1776-12-23 — 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: The more population exceeds the environment's carrying capacity, the more freedoms must be given up — tap to centre the map on it The more population exceeds theenvironment's carrying capacity, themore freedoms must be given up GH Garrett Hardin — holds since c. 1998 — tap for who they are Same subject: Giving up total freedom is a small price for deeper meaning — tap to centre the map on it Giving up total freedom is a smallprice for deeper meaning Last stated a year ago 29 Jun 2025 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-06-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: Oppressed people cannot remain oppressed forever; the yearning for freedom eventually shows itself — tap to centre the map on it Oppressed people cannot remainoppressed forever; the yearning forfreedom eventually shows itself MJ Martin Luther King Jr. — holds since c. 1963–1964 — tap for who they are Same subject: Respect is owed to those who lead minds by the force of truth, not to conquerors who enslave their fellow creatures — tap to centre the map on it Respect is owed to those who leadminds by the force of truth, not toconquerors who enslave their fellowcreatures VO Voltaire — holds since c. 1733 — tap for who they are Same subject: Freedom is hard to bear — tap to centre the map on it Freedom is hard to bear JB James Baldwin — holds since c. 1962–1963 — tap for who they are Same subject: Women owe their liberty to no religion; their religious nature has always been perverted to subject them — tap to centre the map on it Women owe their liberty to noreligion; their religious nature hasalways been perverted to subjectthem ES Elizabeth Cady Stanton — holds since c. 1898 — tap for who they are Same subject: A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely. — tap to centre the map on it A century of fire suppression policyin the American West has dangerouslyoverloaded forests with fuel andmade megafires more likely. Last stated a month ago 22 Aug 2026 JP Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-08-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world. — tap to centre the map on it A Chinese crewed landing on the Moonbefore America returns would be adefeat for the free world. Last stated 2 months ago 18 Aug 2026 CH Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are EB Eric Berger — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A city's first rail line comes in at a reasonable cost and every line after it does not, because the follow-up outgrows the in-house team that oversaw the pilot. — tap to centre the map on it A city's first rail line comes in ata reasonable cost and every lineafter it does not, because thefollow-up outgrows the in-house teamthat oversaw the pilot. Last stated 2 years ago 7 Dec 2024 AL Alon Levy — holds since 2024-12-07 — 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 2 weeks ago 17 Sept 2026 VR Venkatesh Rao — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A little philosophy inclines the mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy brings it back to religion — tap to centre the map on it A little philosophy inclines themind to atheism, but depth inphilosophy brings it back toreligion FB Francis Bacon — holds since c. 1597–1625 — tap for who they are Same subject: A person's death, more than their life, is what turns them into a viral, revered symbol. — tap to centre the map on it A person's death, more than theirlife, is what turns them into aviral, revered symbol. Last stated 9 months ago 14 Jan 2026 BT Brandon Taylor — holds since 2026-01-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: A continental army's first mission is to keep the regime in power, not to defend the border — which is what the People's Liberation Army is for. — tap to centre the map on it A continental army's first missionis to keep the regime in power, notto defend the border — which is whatthe People's Liberation Army is for. Last stated 4 months ago 9 Jun 2026 SP Sarah Paine — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it. — tap to centre the map on it A country cannot fund its ownindustrial strategy and call thesame policy cheating when China doesit. Last stated a year ago 15 May 2025 HR Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2025-05-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A country's large manufacturing surplus can be a reflection of weak domestic consumption and misallocated resources. — tap to centre the map on it A country's large manufacturingsurplus can be a reflection of weakdomestic consumption andmisallocated resources. Last stated a week ago 24 Sept 2026 TC Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Freedom is acquired by conquest, not received as a gift, and must be pursued constantly and responsibly Last stated c. 1968 Holds Paulo Freire Read this korrent →