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Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity, but don't rule out malice.
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Albert Einstein
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Don’t assume sabotage when obliviousness is the more likely answer. Human beings are inclined to attribute things to malice that are best explained by apathy, and when we falsely identify other people’s motivations, we create a situation in our minds that not only doesn’t exist but colors all of our future interactions.
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Rachel Hoffman (Unf*ck Your Habitat: You're Better Than Your Mess)
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Never attribute to malice anything that can be explained by incompetence
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Tom Holt (You Don't Have to Be Evil to Work Here, But it Helps)
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Don’t attribute to malice
what can be explained by incompetence.
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Kevin Kelly (Excellent Advice for Living: Wisdom I Wish I'd Known Earlier)
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When it comes to the administration, don’t attribute to malice that which can be completely explained by stupidity.
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Nathan Lowell (School Days (SC Marva Collins, #1))
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Never attribute to malice what can be explained by stupidity. Don’t assign to stupidity what might be due to ignorance. And try not to assume your opponent is the ignorant one — until you can show it isn’t you.
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David Brin (The Transparent Society: Will Technology Force Us to Choose Between Privacy and Freedom?)