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← Private property in land is a grave wrong comparable to chattel slavery
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Read this korrent: Private property in land is a grave wrong comparable to chattel slavery
Private property in land is a grave wrong comparable to chattel slavery
HG
Henry George — holds since c. 1877–1880 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A civilisation based on property inevitably treats property crimes as worse than crimes against persons — tap to centre the map on it
A civilisation based on property inevitably treats property crimes as worse than crimes against persons
JL
Jack London — holds since c. 1902–1903 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The moral truth that slavery is wrong was accessible in principle at all times. — tap to centre the map on it
The moral truth that slavery is wrong was accessible in principle at all times.
Last stated a month ago
24 Sept 2026
MP
Massimo Pigliucci — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Only the value of improvements, not the land itself, is rightly individual property — tap to centre the map on it
Only the value of improvements, not the land itself, is rightly individual property
TP
Thomas Paine — holds since c. 1795–1797 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Private property already does not exist for nine-tenths of people, and exists for the few because of that — tap to centre the map on it
Private property already does not exist for nine-tenths of people, and exists for the few because of that
KM
Karl Marx — holds since c. 1848 — tap for who they are
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Friedrich Engels — holds since c. 1848 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Abolishing property while keeping possession would transform society and drive out evil — tap to centre the map on it
Abolishing property while keeping possession would transform society and drive out evil
PP
Pierre-Joseph Proudhon — holds since c. 1840 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Because women do not hold property on equal terms with men, their cause may well be pleaded by a party like the anti-slavery one — tap to centre the map on it
Because women do not hold property on equal terms with men, their cause may well be pleaded by a party like the anti-slavery one
Last stated 182 years ago
15 Nov 1844
MF
Margaret Fuller — holds since 1844-11-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The slave trade violates the first natural right of mankind, equality and independence — tap to centre the map on it
The slave trade violates the first natural right of mankind, equality and independence
Last stated 238 years ago
24 Mar 1789
OE
Olaudah Equiano — holds since 1789-03-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Using private property to relieve the evils of private property is immoral and unfair — tap to centre the map on it
Using private property to relieve the evils of private property is immoral and unfair
OW
Oscar Wilde — holds since c. 1891 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A liberal divorce law is wise — tap to centre the map on it
A liberal divorce law is wise
ES
Elizabeth Cady Stanton — holds since c. 1898 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A partner's difficult trait becomes tolerable only if their good qualities outweigh it and you don't feel alone dealing with its effects. — tap to centre the map on it
A partner's difficult trait becomes tolerable only if their good qualities outweigh it and you don't feel alone dealing with its effects.
Last stated a month ago
20 Sept 2026
HN
Haley Nahman — holds since 2026-09-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A person with a spouse and children has given hostages to fortune, since they hinder great enterprises — tap to centre the map on it
A person with a spouse and children has given hostages to fortune, since they hinder great enterprises
FB
Francis Bacon — holds since c. 1597–1625 — 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 or similar wording a cloud: claims about one subject, named for it bar: when it was last stated, on a scale from 1789 to today (stretched back to the oldest claim here) — full is today a face: someone who holds the claim — tap it for who they are