A Quote by James A. Owen

Don't ascribe to evil what can be attributed to well-intentioned stupidity.

James A. Owen

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James A. Owen
American - Writer
Born: November 11, 1969

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Anatole France

Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.

Napoleon Bonaparte

Stupidity always accompanies evil. Or evil, stupidity.

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You have attributed conditions to villainy that simply result from stupidity.

Robert A. Heinlein

There is no such thing as an evil genius, as evil in it's self is stupidity.

David Farland

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Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

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James F. Cooper

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Chester W. Nimitz

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