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← The proposed Constitution deserves candid consideration, neither blind approval nor blind rejection

17 connected korrents · 9 moments from 31 Oct 1787 to 1 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under government government Everything filed under America America Everything filed under politics politics Everything filed under journalism journalism Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Everything filed under happiness happiness Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The proposed Constitution deserves candid consideration, neither blind approval nor blind rejection The proposed Constitution deserves candidconsideration, neither blind approval norblind rejection Last stated 239 years ago 31 Oct 1787 JJ John Jay — holds since 1787-10-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: A bill of rights would be unnecessary in the proposed Constitution and even dangerous — tap to centre the map on it A bill of rights would beunnecessary in the proposedConstitution and even dangerous Last stated 238 years ago 28 May 1788 AH Alexander Hamilton — holds since 1788-05-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: Support for the Constitution mostly depends on whether it makes one master or slave, which is no consent — tap to centre the map on it Support for the Constitution mostlydepends on whether it makes onemaster or slave, which is no consent LS Lysander Spooner — holds since c. 1867–1870 — tap for who they are Same subject: Press freedom earns approval more for the evils it prevents than the good it ensures — tap to centre the map on it Press freedom earns approval morefor the evils it prevents than thegood it ensures AT Alexis de Tocqueville — holds since c. 1835 — tap for who they are Same subject: In designing a constitution every man must be supposed a knave, though this is false in fact — tap to centre the map on it In designing a constitution everyman must be supposed a knave, thoughthis is false in fact DH David Hume — holds since c. 1741–1776 — tap for who they are Same subject: No one can be forced or legislated into blessedness; it needs education and free individual judgment — tap to centre the map on it No one can be forced or legislatedinto blessedness; it needs educationand free individual judgment BS Baruch Spinoza — holds since c. 1670 — tap for who they are Same subject: One might say that human happiness is not part of the plan of creation — tap to centre the map on it One might say that human happinessis not part of the plan of creation SF Sigmund Freud — holds since c. 1930 — tap for who they are Same subject: A tutelary democratic power may keep people in perpetual childhood instead of preparing them for adulthood — tap to centre the map on it A tutelary democratic power may keeppeople in perpetual childhoodinstead of preparing them foradulthood AT Alexis de Tocqueville — holds since c. 1840 — tap for who they are Same subject: Liberty of the press may be claimed as a common right of mankind in almost every government — tap to centre the map on it Liberty of the press may be claimedas a common right of mankind inalmost every government DH David Hume — holds since c. 1741–1776 — 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 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 isincreasingly disconnected from theiractual 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 politicallyshould ask what is good for thecommunity, not what is good forthemselves JT Joseph Tussman — holds since c. 2000 — 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 ban on self-recursive improvement in AI models would create a big incentive for some other parts of the world to invest a lot more in compute. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on self-recursive improvementin AI models would create a bigincentive for some other parts ofthe world to invest a lot more incompute. Last stated a month ago 22 Sept 2026 TC Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-22 — 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 justiceinstitution survives preciselybecause it serves the people who runit. Last stated 2 months ago 1 Sept 2026 RB Radley Balko — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A city should be as large as self-sufficiency needs but small enough for its rulers to oversee — tap to centre the map on it A city should be as large asself-sufficiency needs but smallenough for its rulers to oversee AR Aristotle — holds since c. 367–322 BCE — tap for who they are
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At the centre The proposed Constitution deserves candid consideration, neither blind approval nor blind rejection Last stated 31 Oct 1787 · 239 years ago Holds John Jay Read this korrent →