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{{image|Kurt_von_Hammerstein-Equord|jpg|Reforming zeal by stealth, yesterday.}} | |||
}}{{d|Sloth|/sləʊθ/|n|}}<br> | }}{{d|Sloth|/sləʊθ/|n|}}<br> | ||
1. [[Laziness]]. A restive compulsion to find an easier way of doing anything, with an ultimate goal of doing nothing at all.<br> | 1. [[Laziness]]. A restive compulsion to find an easier way of doing anything, with an ultimate goal of doing nothing at all.<br> | ||
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In the Bible, “sloth” is one of the deadly sins — it may also have been one of the Seven Dwarves, come to think of it — but in the [[Jolly Contrarian]]’s estimations, at least insofar as it translates into a sort of inverse dark energy in the direction of breaking down crappy and obtuse drafting — one of the great paragonic virtues. | In the Bible, “sloth” is one of the deadly sins — it may also have been one of the Seven Dwarves, come to think of it — but in the [[Jolly Contrarian]]’s estimations, at least insofar as it translates into a sort of inverse dark energy in the direction of breaking down crappy and obtuse drafting — one of the great paragonic virtues. | ||
Here is what General Kurt Gebhard Adolf Philipp Freiherr von Hammerstein-Equord had to say about his officer class: | Here is what General Kurt Gebhard Adolf Philipp Freiherr von Hammerstein-Equord<ref>NB, [[snowflake]]s: von Hammerstein-Equord was “an undisguised opponent” of you-know-who. One of the good guys.</ref> had to say about his officer class: | ||
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The stupid and hard-working will always only cause damage.” }} | The stupid and hard-working will always only cause damage.” }} | ||
Be a leader, folks. | Be a ''leader'', folks. | ||
{{sa}} | {{sa}} | ||
*[[Special pleading]] | *[[Special pleading]] | ||
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