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Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity
- But Don’t rule out the possibility of malice.” (But don’t rule out malice.)
- Einstein is said to have said this, but there is no evidence.
- It is called “Hanlon’s razor,” but Hanlon was not the first to suggest it.
- A similar idea is presented in Goethe’s “Young Werther’s Troubles” (1774)
- misunderstandings and neglect create more confusion in this world than trickery and malice. At any rate, the last two are certainly much less frequent.
- misunderstanding and neglect create more confusion than trick and malice. Trickery and malice are less frequent than misunderstanding and neglect.
- neglect is a word used to ignore, neglect, be off one’s guard, etc.
- Malice is less frequent than misunderstanding.
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Don’t find malice in what is adequately explained by inefficiency.
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Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.
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Don’t find malice in being incompetent enough to be explained away. #incompetencemalice Don’t find malice in being incompetent enough to be explained away.
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