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← The working objection to women’s suffrage is that most women do not agree with it
14 connected korrents · 7 moments from 15 Nov 1844 to 22 Sept 2026.
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education 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 working objection to women’s suffrage is that most women do not agree with it The working objection to women’s suffrage is that most women do not agree with it
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G. K. Chesterton — holds since c. 1910 — tap for who they are
Same subject: There is no justification for denying women the vote on the same terms as men — tap to centre the map on it There is no justification for denying women the vote on the same terms as men
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John Stuart Mill — holds since c. 1861–1869 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Every argument for men’s right to vote applies equally to women — tap to centre the map on it Every argument for men’s right to vote applies equally to women
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Frederick Douglass — holds since c. 1881 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Because women do not hold property on equal terms with men, their cause may well be pleaded by a party like the anti-slavery one — tap to centre the map on it Because women do not hold property on equal terms with men, their cause may well be pleaded by a party like the anti-slavery one Last stated 182 years ago
15 Nov 1844
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Margaret Fuller — holds since 1844-11-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Unless women are educated to be men's companions, they will hold back the progress of knowledge — tap to centre the map on it Unless women are educated to be men's companions, they will hold back the progress of knowledge
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Mary Wollstonecraft — holds since c. 1792 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Reason is necessary for a woman to perform any duty properly, and sensibility is not reason — tap to centre the map on it Reason is necessary for a woman to perform any duty properly, and sensibility is not reason
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Mary Wollstonecraft — holds since c. 1792 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A liberal divorce law is wise — tap to centre the map on it A liberal divorce law is wise
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton — holds since c. 1898 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A partner's difficult trait becomes tolerable only if their good qualities outweigh it and you don't feel alone dealing with its effects. — tap to centre the map on it A partner's difficult trait becomes tolerable only if their good qualities outweigh it and you don't feel alone dealing with its effects. Last stated a month ago
20 Sept 2026
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Haley Nahman — holds since 2026-09-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A person with a spouse and children has given hostages to fortune, since they hinder great enterprises — tap to centre the map on it A person with a spouse and children has given hostages to fortune, since they hinder great enterprises
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Francis Bacon — holds since c. 1597–1625 — 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
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