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Anyone who is both clever and lazy is qualified for the highest leadership duties, because he possesses the intellectual clarity and the composure necessary for difficult decisions. One must beware of anyone who is stupid and diligent -- he must not be entrusted with any responsibility because he will always cause only mischief.[

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Kurt von Hammerstein-Equord

Born: September 26, 1878
Died: April 24, 1943
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Kurt Gebhard Adolf Philipp Freiherr von Hammerstein-Equord was a German general (Generaloberst) who served for a period as Commander-in-Chief of the Reichswehr. He is regarded as "an undisguised opponent" of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi regime.

KURT VON HAMMERSTEIN-EQUORD

(Kurt Gebhard Adolf Philipp Freiherr von Hammerstein-Equord)