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← Truth and justice, as first virtues, are uncompromising
17 connected korrents · 7 moments from 1 Jun 2022 to 22 Sept 2026.
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John Rawls — holds since c. 1971 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The impartiality that is desire for truth in contemplation is justice in action and universal love in emotion — tap to centre the map on it The impartiality that is desire for truth in contemplation is justice in action and universal love in emotion
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Bertrand Russell — holds since c. 1912 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Truth and justice are the youngest and least widespread features of human society — tap to centre the map on it Truth and justice are the youngest and least widespread features of human society
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Mikhail Bakunin — holds since c. 1870–1876 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Good faith, meaning truth and keeping promises and agreements, is the foundation of justice — tap to centre the map on it Good faith, meaning truth and keeping promises and agreements, is the foundation of justice
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Cicero — holds since c. 45–44 BCE — tap for who they are
Same subject: Seeking, knowing and believing truth is the highest good of human nature — tap to centre the map on it Seeking, knowing and believing truth is the highest good of human nature
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Francis Bacon — holds since c. 1597–1625 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Justice for the poor should not be left to the choice of individual givers — tap to centre the map on it Justice for the poor should not be left to the choice of individual givers
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Thomas Paine — holds since c. 1795–1797 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Human actions are meant to be guided by justice, not by calculations of expediency — tap to centre the map on it Human actions are meant to be guided by justice, not by calculations of expediency
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John Ruskin — holds since c. 1860–1862 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Faith, as openness to truth, is the essential virtue of science and of honest religion — tap to centre the map on it Faith, as openness to truth, is the essential virtue of science and of honest religion
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Alan Watts — holds since c. 1951 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Moral virtue is a settled habit of preferring a good life to a good time — tap to centre the map on it Moral virtue is a settled habit of preferring a good life to a good time
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Mortimer Adler — holds since c. 1970 — 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
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 2 months 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 2 months ago
21 Aug 2026
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Ray Dalio — holds since 2026-08-21 — tap for who they are