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17 connected korrents · 16 moments from 27 Jul 1783 to 24 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under America America Everything filed under China China Everything filed under war war Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: There never was a good war or a bad peace There never was a good war or a bad peace Last stated 243 years ago 27 Jul 1783 BF Benjamin Franklin — holds since 1783-07-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: The nation should finish the war with malice toward none and charity for all, and seek a just and lasting peace — tap to centre the map on it The nation should finish the warwith malice toward none and charityfor all, and seek a just and lastingpeace Last stated 162 years ago 4 Mar 1865 AL Abraham Lincoln — holds since 1865-03-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: War cannot be morally justified unless there is high confidence its long-run effects are very good. — tap to centre the map on it War cannot be morally justifiedunless there is high confidence itslong-run effects are very good. Last stated 2 weeks ago 21 Sept 2026 BC Bryan Caplan — holds since 2026-09-21 — 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 amultitude's wrongdoing in publiclife will not survive; a fighter forright needs a private station SO Socrates — holds since c. 399 BCE — 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 harmsshows that an unjust peace is farbetter than a righteous war DE Desiderius Erasmus — holds since c. 1513–1515 — tap for who they are Same subject: Be careful wishing for a world with no war at all, because what would be required to enforce it might be worse than a little war. — tap to centre the map on it Be careful wishing for a world withno war at all, because what would berequired to enforce it might beworse than a little war. Last stated 3 years ago 9 Nov 2023 EM Elon Musk — holds since 2023-11-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: In war the length of the fighting matters far more than its ferocity. — tap to centre the map on it In war the length of the fightingmatters far more than its ferocity. Last stated 4 weeks ago 6 Sept 2026 PO Phillips P. OBrien — holds since 2026-09-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: Unless the question of China is settled peacefully, a greater world war will be inevitable — tap to centre the map on it Unless the question of China issettled peacefully, a greater worldwar will be inevitable Last stated 105 years ago 25 Apr 1921 SY Sun Yat-sen — holds since 1921-04-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: Everything that exists is good, so evil is not a substance — tap to centre the map on it Everything that exists is good, soevil is not a substance AH Augustine of Hippo — holds since c. 396–400 CE — 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 Moonbefore America returns would be adefeat 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 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 ownindustrial strategy and call thesame policy cheating when China doesit. Last stated a year ago 15 May 2025 HR Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2025-05-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A country's large manufacturing surplus can be a reflection of weak domestic consumption and misallocated resources. — tap to centre the map on it A country's large manufacturingsurplus can be a reflection of weakdomestic consumption andmisallocated resources. Last stated a week ago 24 Sept 2026 TC Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: A nuclear war between the United States and Russia would kill five billion people. — tap to centre the map on it A nuclear war between the UnitedStates and Russia would kill fivebillion people. Last stated 3 years ago 22 Mar 2024 AJ Annie Jacobsen — holds since 2024-03-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A superpower's deferential posture toward rival great powers can alienate its allies while yielding no strategic payoff in return. — tap to centre the map on it A superpower's deferential posturetoward rival great powers canalienate its allies while yieldingno strategic payoff in return. Last stated a month ago 2 Sept 2026 DD Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-09-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: China and Russia have maritime ambitions without understanding what a maritime paradigm actually requires, and neither one has the prerequisites. — tap to centre the map on it China and Russia have maritimeambitions without understanding whata maritime paradigm actuallyrequires, and neither one has theprerequisites. Last stated 4 months ago 9 Jun 2026 SP Sarah Paine — holds since 2026-06-09 — 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 a month ago 22 Aug 2026 JP Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-08-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A city's first rail line comes in at a reasonable cost and every line after it does not, because the follow-up outgrows the in-house team that oversaw the pilot. — tap to centre the map on it A city's first rail line comes in ata reasonable cost and every lineafter it does not, because thefollow-up outgrows the in-house teamthat oversaw the pilot. Last stated 2 years ago 7 Dec 2024 AL Alon Levy — holds since 2024-12-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: A conspiracy theory can be used as a pretext to dismantle government programs and target researchers and citizens. — tap to centre the map on it A conspiracy theory can be used as apretext to dismantle governmentprograms and target researchers andcitizens. Last stated 4 weeks ago 4 Sept 2026 AA Anne Applebaum — holds since 2026-09-04 — tap for who they are
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At the centre There never was a good war or a bad peace Last stated 27 Jul 1783 · 243 years ago Holds Benjamin Franklin Read this korrent →