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← Freedom is in danger of degenerating into arbitrariness unless it is lived responsibly

17 connected korrents · 11 moments from 5 Jul 1852 to 24 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under America America Everything filed under China China Everything filed under politics politics Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Freedom is in danger of degenerating into arbitrariness unless it is lived responsibly Freedom is in danger of degenerating intoarbitrariness unless it is livedresponsibly VF Viktor Frankl — holds since c. 1962–1992 — tap for who they are Same subject: Freedom is rare and delicate, and its great threat is the concentration of power — tap to centre the map on it Freedom is rare and delicate, andits great threat is theconcentration of power 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: In matters of importance women should assert their liberty instead of submitting to impertinent customs — tap to centre the map on it In matters of importance womenshould assert their liberty insteadof submitting to impertinent customs MA Mary Astell — holds since c. 1697 — tap for who they are Same subject: Being human is at bottom being responsible, which is more than being free — tap to centre the map on it Being human is at bottom beingresponsible, which is more thanbeing free VF Viktor Frankl — holds since c. 1950–1997 — 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: 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: America is false to its past and present declarations of liberty, and binds itself to be false to the future — tap to centre the map on it America is false to its past andpresent declarations of liberty, andbinds itself to be false to thefuture Last stated 174 years ago 5 Jul 1852 FD Frederick Douglass — holds since 1852-07-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: If life is only absurd and freedom bounded by limited fate, what counts is the most living, not the best — tap to centre the map on it If life is only absurd and freedombounded by limited fate, what countsis the most living, not the best AC Albert Camus — holds since c. 1942 — 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 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 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 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 a month ago 31 Aug 2026 DD Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-08-31 — 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 6 months ago 9 Apr 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-04-09 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Freedom is in danger of degenerating into arbitrariness unless it is lived responsibly Last stated c. 1962–1992 Holds Viktor Frankl Read this korrent →