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17 connected korrents · 8 moments from 1 Dec 2024 to 14 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under government government Everything filed under politics politics Everything filed under America America Everything filed under democracy democracy Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Neither good laws nor a good situation can maintain a constitution against a country's manners Neither good laws nor a good situation canmaintain a constitution against acountry's manners AT Alexis de Tocqueville — holds since c. 1835 — tap for who they are Same subject: There is no good government but a republic, which is an empire of laws, not of men — tap to centre the map on it There is no good government but arepublic, which is an empire oflaws, not of men JA John Adams — holds since c. 1776 — tap for who they are Same subject: No country has a good legal code, because laws were made for particular times, places and needs — tap to centre the map on it No country has a good legal code,because laws were made forparticular times, places and needs VO Voltaire — holds since c. 1752–1774 — tap for who they are Same subject: The Constitution either authorized this government or could not prevent it, so it is unfit to exist — tap to centre the map on it The Constitution either authorizedthis government or could not preventit, so it is unfit to exist LS Lysander Spooner — holds since c. 1867–1870 — tap for who they are Same subject: A state that cannot change cannot preserve itself — tap to centre the map on it A state that cannot change cannotpreserve itself EB Edmund Burke — holds since c. 1790 — tap for who they are Same subject: In designing a constitution every man must be supposed a knave, though this is false in fact — tap to centre the map on it In designing a constitution everyman must be supposed a knave, thoughthis is false in fact DH David Hume — holds since c. 1741–1776 — tap for who they are Same subject: Founding a government wholly on either numerical or proportional equality is a mistake — tap to centre the map on it Founding a government wholly oneither numerical or proportionalequality is a mistake AR Aristotle — holds since c. 367–322 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: Since laws cannot foresee everything, some matters must be left to the executive's discretion for the public good — tap to centre the map on it Since laws cannot foreseeeverything, some matters must beleft to the executive's discretionfor the public good JL John Locke — holds since c. 1689–1690 — tap for who they are Same subject: A country may boast of its government only when its poor are well off — tap to centre the map on it A country may boast of itsgovernment only when its poor arewell off TP Thomas Paine — holds since c. 1792 — 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 corrupt, partisan majority on the Supreme Court has given Trump a huge amount of untrammeled power. — tap to centre the map on it A corrupt, partisan majority on theSupreme Court has given Trump a hugeamount of untrammeled power. Last stated 3 weeks ago 14 Oct 2026 PK Paul Krugman — holds since 2026-10-14 — 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 7 months ago 9 Apr 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-04-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ban on diesel exports would raise overall fuel prices and damage America's energy superpower status. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on diesel exports would raiseoverall fuel prices and damageAmerica's energy superpower status. Last stated a month ago 1 Oct 2026 AE Alex Epstein — holds since 2026-10-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ban on U.S. diesel fuel exports is more likely to raise prices than lower them. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on U.S. diesel fuel exports ismore likely to raise prices thanlower them. Last stated a month ago 23 Sept 2026 JM Josh Marshall — holds since 2026-09-23 — 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 2 months ago 22 Aug 2026 JP Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-08-22 — 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 Neither good laws nor a good situation can maintain a constitution against a country's manners Last stated c. 1835 Holds Alexis de Tocqueville Read this korrent →