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“Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence” said Napoleon.
by sametmax 8y ago
“Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence” said Napoleon.
- yesenadam 8y agoNever ascribe to Napoleon etc. https://quoteinvestigator.com/2016/12/30/not-malice/ https://quoteinvestigator.com/2016/12/30/not-malice/ TL;DR Seems to have been first attributed to 'Napolean' on Usenet in 1997!
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- bryanrasmussen 8y agoso what would comprise the requirements for an adequate explanation of incompetence in this case?
- siderax 8y agoThat's Hanlon razor :) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanlon%27s_razor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanlon%27s_razor