Assuming Quote by Niccolò Machiavelli

Incompetence is a better explanation than conspiracy in most human activity.

— Peter Bergen

Whenever you're faced with an explanation of what's going on in Washington, the choice between incompetence and conspiracy, always choose incompetence.

— Charles Krauthammer

“All conspiracy-spotting should start from the assumption that even an almighty cock-up is always more likely than a complex conspiracy.”

— Ian Shircore

“is often better to remain silent and to be thought incompetent rather than reveal yourself through action to be incompetent?”

— J.L. Langland

“More important and more relevant to the death of expertise, however, is that conspiracy theories are deeply attractive to people who have a hard…

— Thomas M. Nichols

Never ascribe to malice that which can adequately be explained by incompetence

— Napoleon Bonaparte

I've always lived by this philosophy, when it comes to conspiracies, never to attribute to deviousness that which can be explained by incompetence.

— Dean Devlin

“I have an unfounded belief that there is a conspiracy out there creating unsupportable theories.”

— Ted Agon

“...incompetence is context specific.”

— Sam Sommers

“Conspiracy theories are ways for someone to understand what is going on in the world and try to restore some sense of control in…

— Oscar Auliq-Ice Junior

“A conspiracy theorist is a critical thinker playing out-of-bounds; although, and this is clear and obvious enough, free-thinking still does not automatically ensure accurate…

— Criss Jami

“Defining what constitutes a conspiracy theory is difficult.”

— Oscar Auliq-Ice Junior