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← The evil reformers should attack is poverty, not sin, drink or ignorance

8 connected korrents · 3 moments from 27 Feb 1860 to 27 Oct 2026.

Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The evil reformers should attack is poverty, not sin, drink or ignorance The evil reformers should attack ispoverty, not sin, drink or ignorance GS George Bernard Shaw — holds since c. 1906–1907 — tap for who they are Same subject: Preaching temperance to the poor is useless, as their drinking is itself an effect of prior miseries — tap to centre the map on it Preaching temperance to the poor isuseless, as their drinking is itselfan effect of prior miseries JL Jack London — holds since c. 1902–1903 — tap for who they are Same subject: Evil exists to spur action, so we should strive against it rather than submit — tap to centre the map on it Evil exists to spur action, so weshould strive against it rather thansubmit TM Thomas Robert Malthus — holds since c. 1798 — tap for who they are Same subject: Treating a wrongdoer as mistaken rather than evil is compatible with stopping them from doing further harm. — tap to centre the map on it Treating a wrongdoer as mistakenrather than evil is compatible withstopping them from doing furtherharm. Last stated 5 days ago 27 Oct 2026 MP Massimo Pigliucci — holds since 2026-10-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: Social reform should start from a picture of the good society, not a catalogue of ills — tap to centre the map on it Social reform should start from apicture of the good society, not acatalogue of ills GC G. K. Chesterton — holds since c. 1910 — tap for who they are Same subject: Slavery should be treated as an evil not to be extended, tolerated only where its presence makes that necessary — tap to centre the map on it Slavery should be treated as an evilnot to be extended, tolerated onlywhere its presence makes thatnecessary Last stated 167 years ago 27 Feb 1860 AL Abraham Lincoln — holds since 1860-02-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: Everything that exists is good, so evil is not a substance — tap to centre the map on it Everything that exists is good, soevil is not a substance AH Augustine of Hippo — holds since c. 396–400 CE — tap for who they are Same subject: Finding yourself attacking a particular group referred to in the post is evidence that you are evil. — tap to centre the map on it Finding yourself attacking aparticular group referred to in thepost is evidence that you are evil. Last stated 2 months ago 13 Sept 2026 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: Persecution, revenge and cruelty to animals all violate moral duty — tap to centre the map on it Persecution, revenge and cruelty toanimals all violate moral duty TP Thomas Paine — holds since c. 1794 — tap for who they are
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At the centre The evil reformers should attack is poverty, not sin, drink or ignorance Last stated c. 1906–1907 Holds George Bernard Shaw Read this korrent →