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← Whoever accumulates beyond what their own hands produce owes part of it back to society
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Read this korrent: Whoever accumulates beyond what their own hands produce owes part of it back to society
Whoever accumulates beyond what their own hands produce owes part of it back to society
TP
Thomas Paine — holds since c. 1795–1797 — tap for who they are
Same subject: One may only take as much as one can use before it spoils; the rest belongs to others — tap to centre the map on it
One may only take as much as one can use before it spoils; the rest belongs to others
JL
John Locke — holds since c. 1689–1690 — tap for who they are
Same subject: No individual can acquire personal property without the aid of society — tap to centre the map on it
No individual can acquire personal property without the aid of society
TP
Thomas Paine — holds since c. 1795–1797 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Whatever someone removes from its natural state by mixing his labour with it becomes his property — tap to centre the map on it
Whatever someone removes from its natural state by mixing his labour with it becomes his property
JL
John Locke — holds since c. 1689–1690 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Private property already does not exist for nine-tenths of people, and exists for the few because of that — tap to centre the map on it
Private property already does not exist for nine-tenths of people, and exists for the few because of that
KM
Karl Marx — holds since c. 1848 — tap for who they are
FE
Friedrich Engels — holds since c. 1848 — tap for who they are
Same subject: No society can flourish when most of its members are poor, and those who feed and house everyone deserve to be decently fed and housed — tap to centre the map on it
No society can flourish when most of its members are poor, and those who feed and house everyone deserve to be decently fed and housed
Last stated 251 years ago
9 Mar 1776
AS
Adam Smith — holds since 1776-03-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Feeling much for others and little for ourselves is the perfection of human nature — tap to centre the map on it
Feeling much for others and little for ourselves is the perfection of human nature
AS
Adam Smith — holds since c. 1759–1777 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Only the value of improvements, not the land itself, is rightly individual property — tap to centre the map on it
Only the value of improvements, not the land itself, is rightly individual property
TP
Thomas Paine — holds since c. 1795–1797 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Property should circulate, divided more equally among a family's children, rather than entrenched by inheritance of the eldest son — tap to centre the map on it
Property should circulate, divided more equally among a family's children, rather than entrenched by inheritance of the eldest son
Last stated 236 years ago
18 Dec 1790
MW
Mary Wollstonecraft — holds since 1790-12-18 — 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
ES
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
HN
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
FB
Francis Bacon — holds since c. 1597–1625 — tap for who they are
Same subject: “Happy Juneteenth” is an oxymoron, since the promise it marks has been perpetually broken. — tap to centre the map on it
“Happy Juneteenth” is an oxymoron, since the promise it marks has been perpetually broken.
Last stated 4 months ago
19 Jun 2026
RJ
Robert Jones, Jr. — holds since 2026-06-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country may boast of its government only when its poor are well off — tap to centre the map on it
A country may boast of its government only when its poor are well off
TP
Thomas Paine — holds since c. 1792 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A deep life is a good life — tap to centre the map on it
A deep life is a good life
CN
Cal Newport — holds since c. 2016 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A finite world can support only a finite population, so population growth must eventually reach zero — tap to centre the map on it
A finite world can support only a finite population, so population growth must eventually reach zero
Last stated 58 years ago
13 Dec 1968
GH
Garrett Hardin — holds since 1968-12-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A mass death does not by itself produce a boom afterwards: expecting a pandemic to renew an economy on its own misreads what followed the Black Death. — tap to centre the map on it
A mass death does not by itself produce a boom afterwards: expecting a pandemic to renew an economy on its own misreads what followed the Black Death.
Last stated 6 years ago
4 Jun 2020
AP
Ada Palmer — holds since 2020-06-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A model fitted only to trends in its own outcome cannot forecast anything, because it contains no variable anyone could change. — tap to centre the map on it
A model fitted only to trends in its own outcome cannot forecast anything, because it contains no variable anyone could change.
Last stated 2 months ago
20 Aug 2026
LS
Lyman Stone — holds since 2026-08-20 — tap for who they are
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Whoever accumulates beyond what their own hands produce owes part of it back to society
Last stated c. 1795–1797
Holds Thomas Paine
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Similar wording
One may only take as much as one can use before it spoils; the rest belongs to others
Last stated c. 1689–1690
Holds John Locke
Similar wording
No individual can acquire personal property without the aid of society
Last stated c. 1795–1797
Holds Thomas Paine
Similar wording
Whatever someone removes from its natural state by mixing his labour with it becomes his property
Last stated c. 1689–1690
Holds John Locke
Similar wording
Private property already does not exist for nine-tenths of people, and exists for the few because of that
Last stated c. 1848
Holds Karl Marx Friedrich Engels
Similar wording
No society can flourish when most of its members are poor, and those who feed and house everyone deserve to be decently fed and housed
Last stated 9 Mar 1776 · 251 years ago
Holds Adam Smith
Similar wording
Feeling much for others and little for ourselves is the perfection of human nature
Last stated c. 1759–1777
Holds Adam Smith
Similar wording
Only the value of improvements, not the land itself, is rightly individual property
Last stated c. 1795–1797
Holds Thomas Paine
Similar wording
Property should circulate, divided more equally among a family's children, rather than entrenched by inheritance of the eldest son
Last stated 18 Dec 1790 · 236 years ago
Holds Mary Wollstonecraft
Same subject: family
A liberal divorce law is wise
Last stated c. 1898
Holds Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Same subject: family
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 20 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Haley Nahman
Same subject: family
A person with a spouse and children has given hostages to fortune, since they hinder great enterprises
Last stated c. 1597–1625
Holds Francis Bacon
Same subject: happiness
“Happy Juneteenth” is an oxymoron, since the promise it marks has been perpetually broken.
Last stated 19 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Robert Jones, Jr.
Same subject: happiness
A country may boast of its government only when its poor are well off
Last stated c. 1792
Holds Thomas Paine
Same subject: happiness
A deep life is a good life
Last stated c. 2016
Holds Cal Newport
Same subject: demographics
A finite world can support only a finite population, so population growth must eventually reach zero
Last stated 13 Dec 1968 · 58 years ago
Holds Garrett Hardin
Same subject: demographics
A mass death does not by itself produce a boom afterwards: expecting a pandemic to renew an economy on its own misreads what followed the Black Death.
Last stated 4 Jun 2020 · 6 years ago
Holds Ada Palmer
Same subject: demographics
A model fitted only to trends in its own outcome cannot forecast anything, because it contains no variable anyone could change.
Last stated 20 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Lyman Stone