A little paraphrase for those who like history.

Rommel was quoted, (and I am paraphrasing) as saying that every officer had two of four not mutually exclusive traits.

The traits are intelligence, industriousness, laziness and stupidity.

He said that if you have an officer who is intelligent and industrious, make him your chief of staff. Your troops will always be well supplied and all the details that keep an army going will be cared for.

If you have one who is intelligent but lazy, he rose to being an officer despite his laziness. He looks at the big picture. He understands what is important to worry about and what is not. Make him a general officer.

If you have one who is stupid and lazy he is useless. Send him to the Eastern front.

If you have one who is stupid and industrious though, be very careful. Those are the gestapo.

In our debates about wingnuts vs moonbats, I would point out that the moonbats are stupid and lazy, but the wingnuts are stupid and industrious.