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← Providing for their safety is the first object of a wise and free people

17 connected korrents · 9 moments from 3 Nov 1787 to 24 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under design design Everything filed under happiness happiness Everything filed under simplicity simplicity 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: Providing for their safety is the first object of a wise and free people Providing for their safety is the firstobject of a wise and free people Last stated 239 years ago 3 Nov 1787 JJ John Jay — holds since 1787-11-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: If we are free, our first free act should be to affirm that we are free — tap to centre the map on it If we are free, our first free actshould be to affirm that we are free WJ William James — holds since c. 1879–1896 — tap for who they are Same subject: The first part of safety is that the thing works as advertised, not that nobody can misuse it. — tap to centre the map on it The first part of safety is that thething works as advertised, not thatnobody can misuse it. Last stated 10 months ago 8 Jan 2026 JH Jensen Huang — holds since 2026-01-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: When the country's entire safety is at stake, no consideration of justice, mercy or honour should intervene — tap to centre the map on it When the country's entire safety isat stake, no consideration ofjustice, mercy or honour shouldintervene NM Niccolò Machiavelli — holds since c. 1514–1519 — tap for who they are Same subject: Laws should secure people's safety and property, not the truth of opinions — tap to centre the map on it Laws should secure people's safetyand property, not the truth ofopinions JL John Locke — holds since c. 1689 — tap for who they are Same subject: Citizens should take alarm at the first experiment on their liberties — tap to centre the map on it Citizens should take alarm at thefirst experiment on their liberties JM James Madison — holds since c. 1784–1785 — tap for who they are Same subject: Whoever is content and knows when to stop needs fear no shame or blame, and lives long, free from danger — tap to centre the map on it Whoever is content and knows when tostop needs fear no shame or blame,and lives long, free from danger LA Laozi — holds since c. 450–250 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: Truth and justice, as first virtues, are uncompromising — tap to centre the map on it Truth and justice, as first virtues,are uncompromising JR John Rawls — holds since c. 1971 — 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: A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-on glasses seems far more enticing than a $3,699, 700-gram headset strapped to the face. — tap to centre the map on it A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-onglasses seems far more enticing thana $3,699, 700-gram headset strappedto the face. Last stated a month ago 24 Sept 2026 MS M.G. Siegler — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: A baby-step version of eval-driven design is to sketch out 10 to 20 hero flows and run the feature or interaction through them to see where it falls apart. — tap to centre the map on it A baby-step version of eval-drivendesign is to sketch out 10 to 20hero flows and run the feature orinteraction through them to seewhere it falls apart. Last stated 2 months ago 9 Sept 2026 EB Ed Bayes — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do. — tap to centre the map on it A blank chat box is lazy: itviolates the first rule of a gooduser experience, that it is obviouswhat you can do. Last stated a year ago 12 May 2025 JZ Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-05-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: “Happy Juneteenth” is an oxymoron, since the promise it marks has been perpetually broken. — tap to centre the map on it “Happy Juneteenth” is an oxymoron,since the promise it marks has beenperpetually broken. Last stated 4 months ago 19 Jun 2026 RJ Robert Jones, Jr. — holds since 2026-06-19 — 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 deep life is a good life — tap to centre the map on it A deep life is a good life CN Cal Newport — holds since c. 2016 — tap for who they are Same subject: A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows. — tap to centre the map on it A browser works better as a singlewindow than as multiple separatewindows. Last stated 2 months ago 15 Sept 2026 CC Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources. — tap to centre the map on it A business is more likely to failfrom taking on too much complexitythan from lacking resources. Last stated 8 years ago 29 Sept 2018 TG Tren Griffin — holds since 2018-09-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones. — tap to centre the map on it A business succeeds through a smallnumber of highly effectivedistribution channels, not manymediocre ones. Last stated 3 years ago 17 Feb 2024 AW Adam Wiggins — holds since 2024-02-17 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Providing for their safety is the first object of a wise and free people Last stated 3 Nov 1787 · 239 years ago Holds John Jay Read this korrent →