![]() ![]() Never again will we try to persuade the stupid person with reasons, for it is senseless and dangerous.” For that reason, greater caution is called for when dealing with a stupid person than with a malicious one. In all this the stupid person, in contrast to the malicious one, is utterly self satisfied and, being easily irritated, becomes dangerous by going on the attack. ![]() Neither protests nor the use of force accomplish anything here reasons fall on deaf ears facts that contradict one’s prejudgment simply need not be believed – in such moments the stupid person even becomes critical – and when facts are irrefutable they are just pushed aside as inconsequential, as incidental. ![]() Evil always carries within itself the germ of its own subversion in that it leaves behind in human beings at least a sense of unease. One may protest against evil it can be exposed and, if need be, prevented by use of force. “Stupidity is a more dangerous enemy of the good than malice. ![]()
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