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← People enter society to secure their natural rights, not to lose them

17 connected korrents · 11 moments from 31 Oct 1787 to 14 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under censorship censorship Everything filed under democracy democracy Everything filed under politics politics Everything filed under government government Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: People enter society to secure their natural rights, not to lose them People enter society to secure theirnatural rights, not to lose them TP Thomas Paine — holds since c. 1791 — tap for who they are Same subject: A society as wealthy as ours has no reason not to guarantee basic security to all without endangering freedom — tap to centre the map on it A society as wealthy as ours has noreason not to guarantee basicsecurity to all without endangeringfreedom FH Friedrich Hayek — holds since c. 1944 — tap for who they are Same subject: Liberty, equality and security are absolute rights, unlike property — tap to centre the map on it Liberty, equality and security areabsolute rights, unlike property PP Pierre-Joseph Proudhon — holds since c. 1840 — tap for who they are Same subject: He would rather lose everything than yield to government pressure to block channels, because submitting to something fundamentally wrong breaks a person inside. — tap to centre the map on it He would rather lose everything thanyield to government pressure toblock channels, because submittingto something fundamentally wrongbreaks a person inside. Last stated a year ago 30 Sept 2025 PD Pavel Durov — holds since 2025-09-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: In the state of nature everyone has the right to punish those who break the law of nature — tap to centre the map on it In the state of nature everyone hasthe right to punish those who breakthe law of nature JL John Locke — holds since c. 1689–1690 — tap for who they are Same subject: Some people are slaves by nature, and enslaving them is just where it benefits them — tap to centre the map on it Some people are slaves by nature,and enslaving them is just where itbenefits them AR Aristotle — holds since c. 367–322 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: Since everyone must fend for themselves in life, robbing anyone of a natural right is cruel — tap to centre the map on it Since everyone must fend forthemselves in life, robbing anyoneof a natural right is cruel Last stated 135 years ago 18 Jan 1892 ES Elizabeth Cady Stanton — holds since 1892-01-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: People must give up some natural rights to give government the powers it needs — tap to centre the map on it People must give up some naturalrights to give government the powersit needs Last stated 239 years ago 31 Oct 1787 JJ John Jay — holds since 1787-10-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: No one deserves their natural abilities or their starting place in society — tap to centre the map on it No one deserves their naturalabilities or their starting place insociety JR John Rawls — holds since c. 1971 — tap for who they are Same subject: "The other side is bad too" is no answer to the Trump administration's use of power against speech. — tap to centre the map on it "The other side is bad too" is noanswer to the Trump administration'suse of power against speech. Last stated 6 months ago 29 Apr 2026 GL Greg Lukianoff — holds since 2026-04-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: A person's internet presence is largely controlled by large organizations subject to the decisions of their executives. — tap to centre the map on it A person's internet presence islargely controlled by largeorganizations subject to thedecisions of their executives. Last stated 2 months ago 13 Sept 2026 PD Preshit Deorukhkar — holds since 2026-09-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: A platform's failure to moderate or to cooperate belongs in a civil proceeding against the company before it becomes a criminal case against its founder. — tap to centre the map on it A platform's failure to moderate orto cooperate belongs in a civilproceeding against the companybefore it becomes a criminal caseagainst its founder. Last stated 2 years ago 26 Aug 2024 MM Mike Masnick — holds since 2024-08-26 — 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 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
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At the centre People enter society to secure their natural rights, not to lose them Last stated c. 1791 Holds Thomas Paine Read this korrent →