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← It seems most people have the sense to make laws, but not all are just enough to make good ones
17 connected korrents · 8 moments from 1 Jun 2022 to 22 Sept 2026.
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Voltaire — holds since c. 1752–1774 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Every actual state is corrupt, and good people must not obey the laws too well — tap to centre the map on it Every actual state is corrupt, and good people must not obey the laws too well
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Ralph Waldo Emerson — holds since c. 1844 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Without being raised under right laws, it is hard to get a right training for virtue from youth — tap to centre the map on it Without being raised under right laws, it is hard to get a right training for virtue from youth
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Aristotle — holds since c. 367–322 BCE — tap for who they are
Same subject: Without the poor laws the common people would on the whole have been much happier — tap to centre the map on it Without the poor laws the common people would on the whole have been much happier
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Thomas Robert Malthus — holds since c. 1798 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The poor laws in some measure create the poor they maintain — tap to centre the map on it The poor laws in some measure create the poor they maintain
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Thomas Robert Malthus — holds since c. 1798 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Most people do not know themselves very well — tap to centre the map on it Most people do not know themselves very well
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Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2018–2019 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Humans depend on co-operation, and nature has given them, somewhat inadequately, the instincts for the friendliness it needs — tap to centre the map on it Humans depend on co-operation, and nature has given them, somewhat inadequately, the instincts for the friendliness it needs
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Bertrand Russell — holds since c. 1930 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The virtues needed to lead a good life cannot be formulated as rules — tap to centre the map on it The virtues needed to lead a good life cannot be formulated as rules
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Mortimer Adler — holds since c. 1970 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Few people have the courage to admit that their life and work are not that complicated. — tap to centre the map on it Few people have the courage to admit that their life and work are not that complicated. Last stated 2 years ago
24 Aug 2024
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-08-24 — 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 improvement in AI models would create a big incentive for some other parts of the world to invest a lot more in compute. Last stated a month ago
22 Sept 2026
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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 justice institution survives precisely because it serves the people who run it. Last stated 2 months ago
1 Sept 2026
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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 is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment. Last stated 2 months ago
31 Aug 2026
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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 if its leader deeply desires it and rules with a firm hand rather than by democracy. Last stated 2 years ago
6 Mar 2025
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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: every voice should be heard and then one person decides, and the decision should not be the popular one. Last stated 5 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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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 several legitimate voices; if the people has only one, democracy becomes dictation
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Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2024–2025 — 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 a self-fulfilling ('sunspot') debt crisis simply by credibly committing to buy as many bonds as needed at the low interest rate. Last stated 4 years ago
1 Jun 2022
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Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A government debt crisis is measurable and therefore visible well in advance; the diagnostic is mechanical rather than a matter of judgement. — tap to centre the map on it A government debt crisis is measurable and therefore visible well in advance; the diagnostic is mechanical rather than a matter of judgement. Last stated 2 months ago
21 Aug 2026
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Ray Dalio — holds since 2026-08-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A government's debt dynamics are a household's or a company's, except that it can print money and tax -- and those two powers are what change the ending. — tap to centre the map on it A government's debt dynamics are a household's or a company's, except that it can print money and tax -- and those two powers are what change the ending. Last stated 2 months ago
21 Aug 2026
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Ray Dalio — holds since 2026-08-21 — tap for who they are