"Neither praise or blame is the object of true criticism. Justly to discriminate, firmly to establish, wisely to prescribe, and honestly to award. These are the true aims and duties of criticism."

William Gilmore Simms, American Novelist

Blame, Criticism, Praise

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"Neither praise or blame is the object of true criticism. Justly to discriminate, firmly to establish, wisely to prescribe, and honestly to award. These are the true aims and duties of criticism."

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"The reason placing blame repeatedly fails to work is that I repeatedly place it on everyone else instead of where it actually belongs."

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"If bad things are happening in your country, remember, the first responsible person is your stupid government! But if you have supported that government, now, you are the first responsible person! So sit down and shut up!"

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"I've never been a fan of presidents who place blame on their predecessors or who accept credit for events that couldn't have been engineered so soon in their tenure."

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"Societies need to have one illness which becomes identified with evil, and attaches blame to its victims."

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"Living alone makes it harder to find someone to blame."

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