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> [“As a general principle, people feel more responsible for their actions than they do for their inactions. If we are going to err at something, we would rather err by failing to act.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-t-hallinan/as-a-general-principle-people-feel-more-responsible-for-their-actions/)

Joseph T. Hallinan

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## More by Joseph T. Hallinan

> [“As a general principle, people feel more responsible for their actions than they do for their inactions. If we are going to err at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-t-hallinan/as-a-general-principle-people-feel-more-responsible-for-their-actions/)

Joseph T. Hallinan

> [“Nearly eighty years of research on answer changing shows that most answer changes are from wrong to right, and that most people who change…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-t-hallinan/nearly-eighty-years-of-research-on-answer-changing-shows-that-most/)

Joseph T. Hallinan

> [“Almost everyone is overconfident--except the people who are depressed, and they tend to be realists.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-t-hallinan/almost-everyone-is-overconfident-except-the-people-who-are-depressed/)

Joseph T. Hallinan

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