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Read this korrent: The moral truth that slavery is wrong was accessible in principle at all times.
The moral truth that slavery is wrong was accessible in principle at all times.
Last stated a month ago
24 Sept 2026
MP
Massimo Pigliucci — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Private property in land is a grave wrong comparable to chattel slavery — tap to centre the map on it
Private property in land is a grave wrong comparable to chattel slavery
HG
Henry George — holds since c. 1877–1880 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The idea that ethical nature, though born of cosmic nature, is necessarily at enmity with it is a fundamental truth — tap to centre the map on it
The idea that ethical nature, though born of cosmic nature, is necessarily at enmity with it is a fundamental truth
TH
Thomas Henry Huxley — holds since c. 1893–1894 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Principles of truth are innate — tap to centre the map on it
Principles of truth are innate
MW
Mary Wollstonecraft — holds since c. 1787 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Work that is a burden and a slavery cannot produce art, only bare utility or sham — tap to centre the map on it
Work that is a burden and a slavery cannot produce art, only bare utility or sham
WM
William Morris — holds since c. 1883–1888 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Slavery makes American republicanism a sham and its Christianity a lie — tap to centre the map on it
Slavery makes American republicanism a sham and its Christianity a lie
Last stated 174 years ago
5 Jul 1852
FD
Frederick Douglass — holds since 1852-07-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Every restraint on liberty beyond what justice needs is a degree of slavery — tap to centre the map on it
Every restraint on liberty beyond what justice needs is a degree of slavery
LS
Lysander Spooner — holds since c. 1867–1870 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The slave trade violates the first natural right of mankind, equality and independence — tap to centre the map on it
The slave trade violates the first natural right of mankind, equality and independence
Last stated 238 years ago
24 Mar 1789
OE
Olaudah Equiano — holds since 1789-03-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The truth of a historical narrative cannot give us knowledge or love of God — tap to centre the map on it
The truth of a historical narrative cannot give us knowledge or love of God
BS
Baruch Spinoza — holds since c. 1670 — 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
Same subject: A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world. — tap to centre the map on it
A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world.
Last stated 2 months ago
18 Aug 2026
CH
Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are
EB
Eric Berger — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A continental army's first mission is to keep the regime in power, not to defend the border — which is what the People's Liberation Army is for. — tap to centre the map on it
A continental army's first mission is to keep the regime in power, not to defend the border — which is what the People's Liberation Army is for.
Last stated 5 months ago
9 Jun 2026
SP
Sarah Paine — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it. — tap to centre the map on it
A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it.
Last stated a year ago
15 May 2025
HR
Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2025-05-15 — 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 economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise 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 candidate's political success is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment. — tap to centre the map on it
A candidate's political success is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment.
Last stated 2 months ago
31 Aug 2026
DD
Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A citizen deciding politically should ask what is good for the community, not what is good for themselves — tap to centre the map on it
A citizen deciding politically should ask what is good for the community, not what is good for themselves
JT
Joseph Tussman — holds since c. 2000 — tap for who they are
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