Any event, once it has occurred, can be made to appear inevitable by a competent historian.

Quote by Lee Simonson

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Never ascribe to malice that which can adequately be explained by incompetence

Never ascribe to malice that which can adequately be explained by incompetence

The trouble with most Englishwomen is that they will dress as if they had been...

The trouble with most Englishwomen is that they will dress as if they had been...

Democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few.

Democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few.

Competence, like truth, beauty, and contact lenses, is in the eye of the beholder.

Competence, like truth, beauty, and contact lenses, is in the eye of the beholder.

Reason's whole pleasure, all the joys of sense, Lie in three words, - health, peace,...

Reason's whole pleasure, all the joys of sense, Lie in three words, - health, peace,...

Compliance starts with understanding, and understanding starts with cultural competence

Compliance starts with understanding, and understanding starts with cultural competence

A competent portraitist knows how to imply the profile in the full face.

A competent leader can get efficient service from poor troops, while on the contrary an...

A competent leader can get efficient service from poor troops, while on the contrary an...

Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.

Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.

Laziness has become the chief characteristic of journalism, displacing incompetence

Laziness has become the chief characteristic of journalism, displacing incompetence

A competent and self-confident person is incapable of jealousy in anything. Jealousy is invariably a...

A competent and self-confident person is incapable of jealousy in anything. Jealousy is invariably a...

Fathers and mothers have lost the idea that the highest aspiration they might have for...

Fathers and mothers have lost the idea that the highest aspiration they might have for...

Morally, a philosopher who uses his professional competence for anything except a disinterested search for...

Morally, a philosopher who uses his professional competence for anything except a disinterested search for...

The problem is with men. I know I shouldn't say this, but they've shrouded and...

The problem is with men. I know I shouldn't say this, but they've shrouded and...

A competent leader can get efficient service from poor troops, while on the contrary an...

A competent leader can get efficient service from poor troops, while on the contrary an...

The most authentic thing about us is our capacity to create, to overcome, to endure,...

The most authentic thing about us is our capacity to create, to overcome, to endure,...

It is only now that I understand that Love would have no competence without this...

It is only now that I understand that Love would have no competence without this...