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17 connected korrents · 10 moments from 27 Jul 1783 to 27 Sept 2026.
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Read this korrent: It is a greater good to have a good neighbour at peace than to conquer a bad one in war
It is a greater good to have a good neighbour at peace than to conquer a bad one in war
AH
Augustine of Hippo — holds since c. 413–426 CE — tap for who they are
Same subject: Weighing its gains against its harms shows that an unjust peace is far better than a righteous war — tap to centre the map on it
Weighing its gains against its harms shows that an unjust peace is far better than a righteous war
DE
Desiderius Erasmus — holds since c. 1513–1515 — tap for who they are
Same subject: In war the length of the fighting matters far more than its ferocity. — tap to centre the map on it
In war the length of the fighting matters far more than its ferocity.
Last stated 2 months ago
6 Sept 2026
PO
Phillips P. OBrien — holds since 2026-09-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: It is a mistake, made even by many who think themselves wise, to believe the world holds more evil than good — tap to centre the map on it
It is a mistake, made even by many who think themselves wise, to believe the world holds more evil than good
MM
Moses Maimonides — holds since c. 1190 — tap for who they are
Same subject: There never was a good war or a bad peace — tap to centre the map on it
There never was a good war or a bad peace
Last stated 243 years ago
27 Jul 1783
BF
Benjamin Franklin — holds since 1783-07-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The quarrelsome city mob, made cosmopolitan by its neighbours, may be what saves us from war — tap to centre the map on it
The quarrelsome city mob, made cosmopolitan by its neighbours, may be what saves us from war
JA
Jane Addams — holds since c. 1906 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Some way other than war should be found to settle disputes between neighbouring nations — tap to centre the map on it
Some way other than war should be found to settle disputes between neighbouring nations
TP
Thomas Paine — holds since c. 1791 — 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 off with a religion, even a bad one, than with none
VO
Voltaire — holds since c. 1752–1774 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An enemy is no more harmful than a flatterer — tap to centre the map on it
An enemy is no more harmful than a flatterer
ML
Martin Luther — holds since c. 1520 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A busted computer is not a calamity of data loss or a long restore process in the modern world — tap to centre the map on it
A busted computer is not a calamity of data loss or a long restore process in the modern world
Last stated 11 months ago
24 Nov 2025
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-11-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A lot of jobs will probably be created because of AI. — tap to centre the map on it
A lot of jobs will probably be created because of AI.
Last stated a month ago
27 Sept 2026
MG
Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A prisoner who lost faith in his own future was doomed — tap to centre the map on it
A prisoner who lost faith in his own future was doomed
VF
Viktor Frankl — holds since c. 1946–1992 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A nuclear war between the United States and Russia would kill five billion people. — tap to centre the map on it
A nuclear war between the United States and Russia would kill five billion people.
Last stated 3 years ago
22 Mar 2024
AJ
Annie Jacobsen — holds since 2024-03-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A price cap on Russian oil can reduce Russian oil revenue even with limited compliance, by strengthening buyers' bargaining position. — tap to centre the map on it
A price cap on Russian oil can reduce Russian oil revenue even with limited compliance, by strengthening buyers' bargaining position.
Last stated 4 years ago
11 Oct 2022
SJ
Simon Johnson — holds since 2022-10-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A pro-West stance is mostly right: a world more aligned with the CCP or Russia seems a bad one. — tap to centre the map on it
A pro-West stance is mostly right: a world more aligned with the CCP or Russia seems a bad one.
Last stated 2 years ago
15 Oct 2024
NQ
Nabeel S. Qureshi — holds since 2024-10-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A coalition from the US and EU to Saudi Arabia and the Palestinian Authority should take Gaza from Hamas, rebuild it and demilitarise it — tap to centre the map on it
A coalition from the US and EU to Saudi Arabia and the Palestinian Authority should take Gaza from Hamas, rebuild it and demilitarise it
Last stated 3 years ago
12 Oct 2023
YH
Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2023-10-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company doing something at the edge of the Overton window has to hold two cultures at once — the true believers and the serious professionals who think they are crazy — and integrating them is what makes it work. — tap to centre the map on it
A company doing something at the edge of the Overton window has to hold two cultures at once — the true believers and the serious professionals who think they are crazy — and integrating them is what makes it work.
Last stated 3 months ago
7 Aug 2026
MH
Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A heavily centralised state is the most fragile kind: when Rome’s centre failed, its successors were left without the resources or administration to do what it had done. — tap to centre the map on it
A heavily centralised state is the most fragile kind: when Rome’s centre failed, its successors were left without the resources or administration to do what it had done.
Last stated 5 years ago
28 Jan 2022
BD
Bret Devereaux — holds since 2022-01-28 — tap for who they are
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