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← Morality's first rules may have been devised chiefly so the ambitious could govern more easily

17 connected korrents · 6 moments from 13 Feb 1788 to 17 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under religion religion Everything filed under democracy democracy Everything filed under public debt public debt Everything filed under government government Everything filed under evolutionary biology evolutionary biology Everything filed under happiness happiness Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Morality's first rules may have been devised chiefly so the ambitious could govern more easily Morality's first rules may have beendevised chiefly so the ambitious couldgovern more easily BM Bernard Mandeville — holds since c. 1714–1733 — tap for who they are Same subject: Moral virtues were contrived by politicians, as the offspring of flattery working on pride — tap to centre the map on it Moral virtues were contrived bypoliticians, as the offspring offlattery working on pride BM Bernard Mandeville — holds since c. 1714–1733 — tap for who they are Same subject: Inequality comes in two kinds: natural, set by nature, and moral or political, set by convention — tap to centre the map on it Inequality comes in two kinds:natural, set by nature, and moral orpolitical, set by convention JR Jean-Jacques Rousseau — holds since c. 1754–1755 — tap for who they are Same subject: It seems most people have the sense to make laws, but not all are just enough to make good ones — tap to centre the map on it It seems most people have the senseto make laws, but not all are justenough to make good ones VO Voltaire — holds since c. 1752–1774 — tap for who they are Same subject: It would contradict all we know of nature if defenceless early humans had progressed by reckless competition rather than mutual support — tap to centre the map on it It would contradict all we know ofnature if defenceless early humanshad progressed by recklesscompetition rather than mutualsupport PK Peter Kropotkin — holds since c. 1890–1902 — tap for who they are Same subject: People led by virtue and the rules of propriety gain a sense of shame and become good — tap to centre the map on it People led by virtue and the rulesof propriety gain a sense of shameand become good CO Confucius — holds since c. 551–479 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: Republican government presupposes more virtue in people than any other form — tap to centre the map on it Republican government presupposesmore virtue in people than any otherform Last stated 239 years ago 13 Feb 1788 JM James Madison — holds since 1788-02-13 — 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 createthe poor they maintain TM Thomas Robert Malthus — holds since c. 1798 — tap for who they are Same subject: The chief merit of a form of government is to promote the virtue and intelligence of the people — tap to centre the map on it The chief merit of a form ofgovernment is to promote the virtueand intelligence of the people JM John Stuart Mill — holds since c. 1861 — 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 a month ago 17 Sept 2026 VR Venkatesh Rao — holds since 2026-09-17 — 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 offwith a religion, even a bad one,than with none VO Voltaire — holds since c. 1752–1774 — tap for who they are Same subject: A faith with a good God but without sin, hell, the devil or redemption is a boys' philosophy — tap to centre the map on it A faith with a good God but withoutsin, hell, the devil or redemptionis a boys' philosophy CL C. S. Lewis — holds since c. 1942–1952 — 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 aself-fulfilling ('sunspot') debtcrisis simply by credibly committingto buy as many bonds as needed atthe low interest rate. Last stated 4 years ago 1 Jun 2022 OB Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Cutting off trade with tariffs would force a huge interest-rate spike and probably a debt crisis, because the budget deficit would have to be financed at home. — tap to centre the map on it Cutting off trade with tariffs wouldforce a huge interest-rate spike andprobably a debt crisis, because thebudget deficit would have to befinanced at home. Last stated 2 years ago 14 Apr 2025 JC John H. Cochrane — holds since 2025-04-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: During post-2008 fiscal consolidation, the costs of high public debt were overestimated and fiscal multipliers were underestimated, understating the output costs of austerity. — tap to centre the map on it During post-2008 fiscalconsolidation, the costs of highpublic debt were overestimated andfiscal multipliers wereunderestimated, understating theoutput costs of austerity. Last stated 4 years ago 1 Jun 2022 OB Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — 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 Morality's first rules may have been devised chiefly so the ambitious could govern more easily Last stated c. 1714–1733 Holds Bernard Mandeville Read this korrent →