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← Since a world republic is refused, an expanding federation against war is the substitute that remains
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Read this korrent: Since a world republic is refused, an expanding federation against war is the substitute that remains
Since a world republic is refused, an expanding federation against war is the substitute that remains
IK
Immanuel Kant — holds since c. 1795 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A larger republic makes it less likely a majority will unite to invade others' rights — tap to centre the map on it
A larger republic makes it less likely a majority will unite to invade others' rights
Last stated 239 years ago
22 Nov 1787
JM
James Madison — holds since 1787-11-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Be careful wishing for a world with no war at all, because what would be required to enforce it might be worse than a little war. — tap to centre the map on it
Be careful wishing for a world with no war at all, because what would be required to enforce it might be worse than a little war.
Last stated 3 years ago
9 Nov 2023
EM
Elon Musk — holds since 2023-11-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The maritime world does not try to eliminate a rogue state; it aims only to contain the problem at an acceptable cost. — tap to centre the map on it
The maritime world does not try to eliminate a rogue state; it aims only to contain the problem at an acceptable cost.
Last stated 5 months ago
9 Jun 2026
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Sarah Paine — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Force is uncertain, and if it fails no hope of reconciliation remains — tap to centre the map on it
Force is uncertain, and if it fails no hope of reconciliation remains
Last stated 252 years ago
22 Mar 1775
EB
Edmund Burke — holds since 1775-03-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A cosmopolitan patriotism, grown large enough, may overcome nationalism and let us give up war — tap to centre the map on it
A cosmopolitan patriotism, grown large enough, may overcome nationalism and let us give up war
JA
Jane Addams — holds since c. 1906 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Whatever a state thinks it will gain by sending soldiers is inferior to what it would have got from sending diplomats and lawyers. — tap to centre the map on it
Whatever a state thinks it will gain by sending soldiers is inferior to what it would have got from sending diplomats and lawyers.
Last stated 5 months ago
9 Jun 2026
SP
Sarah Paine — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: One side would make war rather than let the nation survive; the other would accept war rather than let it perish — tap to centre the map on it
One side would make war rather than let the nation survive; the other would accept war rather than let it perish
Last stated 162 years ago
4 Mar 1865
AL
Abraham Lincoln — holds since 1865-03-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Saying there is no point opposing fascism because there will be no elections is defeatism that cedes victory. — tap to centre the map on it
Saying there is no point opposing fascism because there will be no elections is defeatism that cedes victory.
Last stated 10 months ago
8 Jan 2026
KJ
Ken Jennings — holds since 2026-01-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A nuclear war between the United States and Russia would kill five billion people. — tap to centre the map on it
A nuclear war between the United States and Russia would kill five billion people.
Last stated 3 years ago
22 Mar 2024
AJ
Annie Jacobsen — holds since 2024-03-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A price cap on Russian oil can reduce Russian oil revenue even with limited compliance, by strengthening buyers' bargaining position. — tap to centre the map on it
A price cap on Russian oil can reduce Russian oil revenue even with limited compliance, by strengthening buyers' bargaining position.
Last stated 4 years ago
11 Oct 2022
SJ
Simon Johnson — holds since 2022-10-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A pro-West stance is mostly right: a world more aligned with the CCP or Russia seems a bad one. — tap to centre the map on it
A pro-West stance is mostly right: a world more aligned with the CCP or Russia seems a bad one.
Last stated 2 years ago
15 Oct 2024
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Nabeel S. Qureshi — holds since 2024-10-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A coalition from the US and EU to Saudi Arabia and the Palestinian Authority should take Gaza from Hamas, rebuild it and demilitarise it — tap to centre the map on it
A coalition from the US and EU to Saudi Arabia and the Palestinian Authority should take Gaza from Hamas, rebuild it and demilitarise it
Last stated 3 years ago
12 Oct 2023
YH
Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2023-10-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company doing something at the edge of the Overton window has to hold two cultures at once — the true believers and the serious professionals who think they are crazy — and integrating them is what makes it work. — tap to centre the map on it
A company doing something at the edge of the Overton window has to hold two cultures at once — the true believers and the serious professionals who think they are crazy — and integrating them is what makes it work.
Last stated 3 months ago
7 Aug 2026
MH
Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A heavily centralised state is the most fragile kind: when Rome’s centre failed, its successors were left without the resources or administration to do what it had done. — tap to centre the map on it
A heavily centralised state is the most fragile kind: when Rome’s centre failed, its successors were left without the resources or administration to do what it had done.
Last stated 5 years ago
28 Jan 2022
BD
Bret Devereaux — holds since 2022-01-28 — 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 raise overall fuel prices and damage America'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 is more likely to raise prices than lower 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 policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely.
Last stated 2 months ago
22 Aug 2026
JP
Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-08-22 — tap for who they are
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