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Funny, I had read this quote attributed to Kurt von Hammerstein-Equord by Hans Magnus Enzensberger.
by lotsofmangos 12y ago
Funny, I had read this quote attributed to Kurt von Hammerstein-Equord by Hans Magnus Enzensberger.
- gweinberg 12y agoProbably the Matthew effect. When it doubt, attribute a quote to Kurt von Hammerstein-Equord.
- tootie 12y agoAttribution is apparently not clear: http://quoteinvestigator.com/2014/02/28/clever-lazy/ http://quoteinvestigator.com/2014/02/28/clever-lazy/
- tnorthcutt 12y agohttp://quoteinvestigator.com/2014/02/28/clever-lazy/ http://quoteinvestigator.com/2014/02/28/clever-lazy/ The earliest evidence located by QI appeared in January 1933 in a periodical called “Army, Navy & Air Force Gazette” based in Great Britain. A passage attributed to German General Kurt von Hammerstein-Equord described the placing of officers into four classes.