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← Since everyone must fend for themselves in life, robbing anyone of a natural right is cruel

17 connected korrents · 12 moments from 4 Mar 1865 to 14 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under politics politics Everything filed under America America Everything filed under democracy democracy Everything filed under government government Everything filed under war war Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Since everyone must fend for themselves in life, robbing anyone of a natural right is cruel Since everyone must fend for themselves inlife, robbing anyone of a natural right iscruel Last stated 135 years ago 18 Jan 1892 ES Elizabeth Cady Stanton — holds since 1892-01-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: Anyone who honestly opposes a multitude's wrongdoing in public life will not survive; a fighter for right needs a private station — tap to centre the map on it Anyone who honestly opposes amultitude's wrongdoing in publiclife will not survive; a fighter forright needs a private station SO Socrates — holds since c. 399 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: Whoever refuses to obey the general will must be compelled by the whole body, which means being forced to be free — tap to centre the map on it Whoever refuses to obey the generalwill must be compelled by the wholebody, which means being forced to befree JR Jean-Jacques Rousseau — holds since c. 1762 — 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: Self-restraint, though essential to every society, can ruin it when carried to excess — tap to centre the map on it Self-restraint, though essential toevery society, can ruin it whencarried to excess TH Thomas Henry Huxley — holds since c. 1893–1894 — tap for who they are Same subject: The nation should finish the war with malice toward none and charity for all, and seek a just and lasting peace — tap to centre the map on it The nation should finish the warwith malice toward none and charityfor all, and seek a just and lastingpeace Last stated 162 years ago 4 Mar 1865 AL Abraham Lincoln — holds since 1865-03-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: Bad people need only that good people look on and do nothing; someone who lets wrong be done in their name without protest is not good — tap to centre the map on it Bad people need only that goodpeople look on and do nothing;someone who lets wrong be done intheir name without protest is notgood Last stated 160 years ago 1 Feb 1867 JM John Stuart Mill — holds since 1867-02-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Pulling up the first fences would have spared humanity countless crimes, wars and horrors — tap to centre the map on it Pulling up the first fences wouldhave spared humanity countlesscrimes, wars and horrors JR Jean-Jacques Rousseau — holds since c. 1754–1755 — tap for who they are Same subject: Facing so much suffering, the only course is to act as the Good Samaritan did, not to walk by — tap to centre the map on it Facing so much suffering, the onlycourse is to act as the GoodSamaritan did, not to walk by Last stated 6 years ago 3 Oct 2020 PF Pope Francis — holds since 2020-10-03 — 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 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 raiseoverall fuel prices and damageAmerica'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 ismore likely to raise prices thanlower 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 policyin the American West has dangerouslyoverloaded forests with fuel andmade megafires more likely. Last stated 2 months ago 22 Aug 2026 JP Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-08-22 — 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
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At the centre Since everyone must fend for themselves in life, robbing anyone of a natural right is cruel Last stated 18 Jan 1892 · 135 years ago Holds Elizabeth Cady Stanton Read this korrent →