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Read this korrent: Wherever law ends, tyranny begins, and an official who exceeds his legal power may be opposed
Wherever law ends, tyranny begins, and an official who exceeds his legal power may be opposed
JL
John Locke — holds since c. 1689–1690 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Tyranny is using power beyond right for the ruler's own advantage rather than the good of the governed — tap to centre the map on it
Tyranny is using power beyond right for the ruler's own advantage rather than the good of the governed
JL
John Locke — holds since c. 1689–1690 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Oppose church lawmakers, but keep their rules alongside the weak so as not to offend them — tap to centre the map on it
Oppose church lawmakers, but keep their rules alongside the weak so as not to offend them
ML
Martin Luther — holds since c. 1520 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The people should judge whether a ruler has acted contrary to their trust — tap to centre the map on it
The people should judge whether a ruler has acted contrary to their trust
JL
John Locke — holds since c. 1689–1690 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Legislators who seek absolute power over people's lives, liberties and estates forfeit their power to the people — tap to centre the map on it
Legislators who seek absolute power over people's lives, liberties and estates forfeit their power to the people
JL
John Locke — holds since c. 1689–1690 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Rulers who encroach on the people's rights exceed their authority and are tyrants — tap to centre the map on it
Rulers who encroach on the people's rights exceed their authority and are tyrants
JM
James Madison — holds since c. 1784–1785 — 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 a multitude's wrongdoing in public life will not survive; a fighter for right needs a private station
SO
Socrates — holds since c. 399 BCE — tap for who they are
Same subject: A right of the people to replace legislators who break their trust is the best safeguard against rebellion — tap to centre the map on it
A right of the people to replace legislators who break their trust is the best safeguard against rebellion
JL
John Locke — holds since c. 1689–1690 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Everyone becomes an anarchist about laws that go against their conscience — tap to centre the map on it
Everyone becomes an anarchist about laws that go against their conscience
GS
George Bernard Shaw — holds since c. 1906–1907 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company. — tap to centre the map on it
"If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company.
Last stated 9 months ago
25 Jan 2026
JC
Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us. — tap to centre the map on it
A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us.
Last stated a year ago
3 Aug 2025
WM
William MacAskill — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company can run at a fast pace sustainably without constant overwork or undue stress — tap to centre the map on it
A company can run at a fast pace sustainably without constant overwork or undue stress
Last stated 4 years ago
4 Nov 2022
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-11-04 — 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
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 justice institution survives precisely because it serves the people who run it.
Last stated 2 months ago
1 Sept 2026
RB
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
DD
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
KG
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
MP
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
YH
Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2024–2025 — tap for who they are
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