Bonhoeffer’s Warning: The Real Threat Isn’t Evil—It’s Stupidity

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In the heart of Nazi Germany, theologian and resistance fighter Dietrich Bonhoeffer identified a threat even more insidious than evil: stupidity.

Bonhoeffer wasn’t being dramatic—he was bearing witnes…

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