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Chapter 8: The Fourth Basic Law (The Basic Laws Of Human Stupidity)
The helpless, intelligent, and the bandits all underestimate the danger posed by stupid people. > Law 4: Non-stupid people always underestimate the damaging power of stupid individuals.
The helpless, intelligent, and the bandits all underestimate the danger posed by stupid people.
Law 4: Non-stupid people always underestimate the damaging power of stupid individuals. In particular non-stupid people constantly forget that at all times and places and under any circumstances to deal and/or associate with stupid people infallibly turns out to be a costly mistakeCarlo Cipolla, The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity
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- Chapter 9: Macro Analysis and the Fifth Basic Law (The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity)
- Chapter 1: The First Basic Law (The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity)
- Chapter 2: The Second Basic Law (The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity)
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