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17 connected korrents · 12 moments from 27 Jul 1783 to 18 Sept 2026.
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public debt Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: The nation should finish the war with malice toward none and charity for all, and seek a just and lasting peace The nation should finish the war with malice toward none and charity for all, and seek a just and lasting peace Last stated 162 years ago
4 Mar 1865
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Abraham Lincoln — holds since 1865-03-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The living must dedicate themselves to the unfinished work, so that government of the people, by the people, for the people does not perish — tap to centre the map on it The living must dedicate themselves to the unfinished work, so that government of the people, by the people, for the people does not perish Last stated 163 years ago
19 Nov 1863
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Abraham Lincoln — holds since 1863-11-19 — 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 a multitude's wrongdoing in public life will not survive; a fighter for right needs a private station
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Socrates — holds since c. 399 BCE — tap for who they are
Same subject: Right makes might, and in that faith we should dare to do our duty as we understand it — tap to centre the map on it Right makes might, and in that faith we should dare to do our duty as we understand it Last stated 167 years ago
27 Feb 1860
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Abraham Lincoln — holds since 1860-02-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: There never was a good war or a bad peace — tap to centre the map on it There never was a good war or a bad peace Last stated 243 years ago
27 Jul 1783
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Benjamin Franklin — holds since 1783-07-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Whoever loves friends and enemies in God loses no one dear, because God cannot be lost — tap to centre the map on it Whoever loves friends and enemies in God loses no one dear, because God cannot be lost
AH
Augustine of Hippo — holds since c. 396–400 CE — tap for who they are
Same subject: Weighing its gains against its harms shows that an unjust peace is far better than a righteous war — tap to centre the map on it Weighing its gains against its harms shows that an unjust peace is far better than a righteous war
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Desiderius Erasmus — holds since c. 1513–1515 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Advice should follow how people actually live, since acting wholly on professed virtue among so much evil leads to ruin — tap to centre the map on it Advice should follow how people actually live, since acting wholly on professed virtue among so much evil leads to ruin
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Niccolò Machiavelli — holds since c. 1513–1514 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Patience, not haste, will accomplish what one desires, and God knows what is best — tap to centre the map on it Patience, not haste, will accomplish what one desires, and God knows what is best
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Rumi — holds since c. 1258–1273 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A broken criminal justice institution survives precisely because it serves the people who run it. — tap to centre the map on it A broken criminal justice institution survives precisely because it serves the people who run it. Last stated a month ago
1 Sept 2026
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Radley Balko — holds since 2026-09-01 — 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 a month ago
31 Aug 2026
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Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A competent, empowered civil service that performs crucial government functions with in-house expertise is good. — tap to centre the map on it A competent, empowered civil service that performs crucial government functions with in-house expertise is good. Last stated 2 weeks ago
18 Sept 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A leader too impatient to sustain a waiting game will undermine strategies built on economic pressure and waiting out an adversary. — tap to centre the map on it A leader too impatient to sustain a waiting game will undermine strategies built on economic pressure and waiting out an adversary. Last stated 3 weeks ago
9 Sept 2026
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Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A team that is falling behind can only be fixed by hiring more people; no amount of process or patience will move it. — tap to centre the map on it A team that is falling behind can only be fixed by hiring more people; no amount of process or patience will move it. Last stated 8 years ago
17 Jun 2018
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Will Larson — holds since 2018-06-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Agents might, like self-driving cars, not need special equipment to interact with the environment — tap to centre the map on it Agents might, like self-driving cars, not need special equipment to interact with the environment Last stated 4 years ago
26 Oct 2022
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-10-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A central bank can eliminate a self-fulfilling ('sunspot') debt crisis simply by credibly committing to buy as many bonds as needed at the low interest rate. — tap to centre the map on it A central bank can eliminate a self-fulfilling ('sunspot') debt crisis simply by credibly committing to buy as many bonds as needed at the low interest rate. Last stated 4 years ago
1 Jun 2022
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Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A government debt crisis is measurable and therefore visible well in advance; the diagnostic is mechanical rather than a matter of judgement. — tap to centre the map on it A government debt crisis is measurable and therefore visible well in advance; the diagnostic is mechanical rather than a matter of judgement. Last stated a month ago
21 Aug 2026
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Ray Dalio — holds since 2026-08-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A government's debt dynamics are a household's or a company's, except that it can print money and tax -- and those two powers are what change the ending. — tap to centre the map on it A government's debt dynamics are a household's or a company's, except that it can print money and tax -- and those two powers are what change the ending. Last stated a month ago
21 Aug 2026
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Ray Dalio — holds since 2026-08-21 — tap for who they are
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The nation should finish the war with malice toward none and charity for all, and seek a just and lasting peace
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The living must dedicate themselves to the unfinished work, so that government of the people, by the people, for the people does not perish
Holds
Anyone who honestly opposes a multitude's wrongdoing in public life will not survive; a fighter for right needs a private station
Last stated c. 399 BCE
Holds
Right makes might, and in that faith we should dare to do our duty as we understand it
Holds
There never was a good war or a bad peace
Holds
Whoever loves friends and enemies in God loses no one dear, because God cannot be lost
Last stated c. 396–400 CE
Holds
Weighing its gains against its harms shows that an unjust peace is far better than a righteous war
Last stated c. 1513–1515
Holds
Advice should follow how people actually live, since acting wholly on professed virtue among so much evil leads to ruin
Last stated c. 1513–1514
Holds
Patience, not haste, will accomplish what one desires, and God knows what is best
Last stated c. 1258–1273
Holds
A broken criminal justice institution survives precisely because it serves the people who run it.
Holds
A candidate's political success is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment.
Holds
A competent, empowered civil service that performs crucial government functions with in-house expertise is good.
Holds
A leader too impatient to sustain a waiting game will undermine strategies built on economic pressure and waiting out an adversary.
Holds
A team that is falling behind can only be fixed by hiring more people; no amount of process or patience will move it.
Holds
Agents might, like self-driving cars, not need special equipment to interact with the environment
Holds
A central bank can eliminate a self-fulfilling ('sunspot') debt crisis simply by credibly committing to buy as many bonds as needed at the low interest rate.
Holds
A government debt crisis is measurable and therefore visible well in advance; the diagnostic is mechanical rather than a matter of judgement.
Holds
A government's debt dynamics are a household's or a company's, except that it can print money and tax -- and those two powers are what change the ending.
Holds