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← The real masters of society are landlords and capitalists, whom political reform alone would not touch
17 connected korrents · 10 moments from 12 Jun 2017 to 22 Sept 2026.
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William Morris — holds since c. 1883–1888 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Great capitalists are enemies of property, not its defenders — tap to centre the map on it Great capitalists are enemies of property, not its defenders
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G. K. Chesterton — holds since c. 1910 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Most people now fear dismissal more than legal punishment; the capitalist is the Englishman's true master — tap to centre the map on it Most people now fear dismissal more than legal punishment; the capitalist is the Englishman's true master
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Hilaire Belloc — holds since c. 1912 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The ruling class does not want ordinary people to have access to affordable housing. — tap to centre the map on it The ruling class does not want ordinary people to have access to affordable housing. Last stated a year ago
16 Jun 2025
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Kate Wagner — holds since 2025-06-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: There can be no real freedom or democracy until workers control the management of their business — tap to centre the map on it There can be no real freedom or democracy until workers control the management of their business
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Bertrand Russell — holds since c. 1917 — tap for who they are
Same subject: In society people cannot avoid being divided into rich who command and poor who serve — tap to centre the map on it In society people cannot avoid being divided into rich who command and poor who serve
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Voltaire — holds since c. 1752–1774 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Capitalism cannot survive without constantly overturning production and the whole of social relations — tap to centre the map on it Capitalism cannot survive without constantly overturning production and the whole of social relations
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Karl Marx — holds since c. 1848 — tap for who they are
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Friedrich Engels — holds since c. 1848 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Letting machines be our masters rather than our servants is what injures the beauty of life today — tap to centre the map on it Letting machines be our masters rather than our servants is what injures the beauty of life today
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William Morris — holds since c. 1883–1888 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Ordinary people can resist tyranny through friendly everyday participation in shared meals, clubs and study circles. — tap to centre the map on it Ordinary people can resist tyranny through friendly everyday participation in shared meals, clubs and study circles. Last stated 2 years ago
12 Apr 2025
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Edith Hall — holds since 2025-04-12 — 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 if its leader deeply desires it and rules with a firm hand rather than by democracy. Last stated 2 years ago
6 Mar 2025
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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: every voice should be heard and then one person decides, and the decision should not be the popular one. Last stated 5 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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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 several legitimate voices; if the people has only one, democracy becomes dictation
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Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2024–2025 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A house is built by trades that barely coordinate with each other, which is what makes housing cheap to design and almost impossible to redesign. — tap to centre the map on it A house is built by trades that barely coordinate with each other, which is what makes housing cheap to design and almost impossible to redesign. Last stated 3 years ago
2 Apr 2024
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Brian Potter — holds since 2024-04-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A lack of AI is not contributing to the housing crisis. — tap to centre the map on it A lack of AI is not contributing to the housing crisis. Last stated 11 months ago
16 Dec 2025
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Ken Jennings — holds since 2025-12-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A neighbourhood redevelops itself when rising land values meet permission to build more intensely, and it stagnates when either half is missing. — tap to centre the map on it A neighbourhood redevelops itself when rising land values meet permission to build more intensely, and it stagnates when either half is missing. Last stated 9 years ago
12 Jun 2017
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Charles Marohn — holds since 2017-06-12 — 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 improvement in AI models would create a big incentive for some other parts of the world to invest a lot more in compute. Last stated a month ago
22 Sept 2026
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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 justice institution survives precisely because it serves the people who run it. Last stated 2 months 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 2 months ago
31 Aug 2026
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Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are