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← Society needs protection from the tyranny of prevailing opinion, not only from the tyranny of rulers

17 connected korrents · 9 moments from 14 Feb 1776 to 14 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under politics politics Everything filed under America America Everything filed under democracy democracy 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: Society needs protection from the tyranny of prevailing opinion, not only from the tyranny of rulers Society needs protection from the tyrannyof prevailing opinion, not only from thetyranny of rulers JM John Stuart Mill — holds since c. 1859 — tap for who they are Same subject: Opinions contrary to the moral rules civil society needs should not be tolerated — tap to centre the map on it Opinions contrary to the moral rulescivil society needs should not betolerated JL John Locke — holds since c. 1689 — tap for who they are Same subject: Oppose church lawmakers, but keep their rules alongside the weak so as not to offend them — tap to centre the map on it Oppose church lawmakers, but keeptheir rules alongside the weak so asnot to offend them ML Martin Luther — holds since c. 1520 — 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: Fear of other people's opinion, more than of the law, is the greatest restraint on antisocial behaviour — tap to centre the map on it Fear of other people's opinion, morethan of the law, is the greatestrestraint on antisocial behaviour TH Thomas Henry Huxley — holds since c. 1893–1894 — tap for who they are Same subject: Wherever law ends, tyranny begins, and an official who exceeds his legal power may be opposed — tap to centre the map on it Wherever law ends, tyranny begins,and an official who exceeds hislegal power may be opposed JL John Locke — holds since c. 1689–1690 — tap for who they are Same subject: The city comes before the individual, and one who needs no society is a beast or a god — tap to centre the map on it The city comes before theindividual, and one who needs nosociety is a beast or a god AR Aristotle — holds since c. 367–322 BCE — 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: Society is always a blessing, but government is at best a necessary evil and at worst an intolerable one — tap to centre the map on it Society is always a blessing, butgovernment is at best a necessaryevil and at worst an intolerable one Last stated 251 years ago 14 Feb 1776 TP Thomas Paine — holds since 1776-02-14 — 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 Society needs protection from the tyranny of prevailing opinion, not only from the tyranny of rulers Last stated c. 1859 Holds John Stuart Mill Read this korrent →