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Read this korrent: No one can give another more power than he has, so no one can consent to be enslaved
No one can give another more power than he has, so no one can consent to be enslaved
JL
John Locke — holds since c. 1689–1690 — tap for who they are
Same subject: No one can be subjected to another's political power without his own consent — tap to centre the map on it
No one can be subjected to another's political power without his own consent
JL
John Locke — holds since c. 1689–1690 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People cannot consent to let a ruler prescribe their faith or worship — tap to centre the map on it
People cannot consent to let a ruler prescribe their faith or worship
JL
John Locke — holds since c. 1689 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The government cannot take any part of someone's property without his own consent — tap to centre the map on it
The government cannot take any part of someone's property without his own consent
JL
John Locke — holds since c. 1689–1690 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A bad man cannot injure a man better than himself — tap to centre the map on it
A bad man cannot injure a man better than himself
SO
Socrates — holds since c. 399 BCE — tap for who they are
Same subject: No one can be forced against their will into acting against their conscience — tap to centre the map on it
No one can be forced against their will into acting against their conscience
LT
Leo Tolstoy — holds since c. 1893–1894 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A slave can confer a benefit on his master, and it is all the greater for it — tap to centre the map on it
A slave can confer a benefit on his master, and it is all the greater for it
SE
Seneca — holds since c. 56–62 CE — tap for who they are
Same subject: If forced to choose, the tyranny of one man is less hateful than the tyranny of many — tap to centre the map on it
If forced to choose, the tyranny of one man is less hateful than the tyranny of many
VO
Voltaire — holds since c. 1752–1774 — tap for who they are
Same subject: One may only take as much as one can use before it spoils; the rest belongs to others — tap to centre the map on it
One may only take as much as one can use before it spoils; the rest belongs to others
JL
John Locke — holds since c. 1689–1690 — 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
TC
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
DD
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
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: 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
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 several legitimate voices; if the people has only one, democracy becomes dictation
YH
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
OB
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
RD
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
RD
Ray Dalio — holds since 2026-08-21 — tap for who they are
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