I divide officers into four classes-the clever, the lazy, the stupid, and the industrious. The man who is clever and lazy is fit for the very highest commands. He has the temperament and the requisite nerves to deal with all situations. Those who are clever and industrious are fitted for the high staff appointments. Use can be made of those who are stupid and lazy. But whoever is stupid and industrious must be removed immediately. -General Baron Kurt von Hammerstein-Equord, German Chief of Army Command {1930–33}
( Orson Scott Card )
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