"If the blame (if there is any) can be shifted from him to me, I shall help him and our cause by taking it. I desire, therefore, that all the responsibility that can be put upon me shall go there and shall remain there."

Blame, Cause, Desire, Help

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"If the blame (if there is any) can be shifted from him to me, I shall help him and our cause by taking it. I desire, therefore, that all the responsibility that can be put upon me shall go there and shall remain there."

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"Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer, but the right answer. Let us not seek to fix the blame for the past. Let us accept our own responsibility for the future."

John F. Kennedy, American President

Blame, Future, Past, Republican

"And just so you know-that winter forest we walked into first? That was from Through the Looking Glass too. Hey, if you're going to saddle me with the blame for your overconsumption, at least get the book right."

Elle Lothlorien, American Novelist

Blame, Humor, Accuracy, Wit

"The devil is the reason for all the problems we have in the society."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Blame, Devil, Problems, Society, Spirituality

"When you cease to exist, then who will you blame?"

Bob Dylan, American Musician

Blame, Will

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

Mason Cooley, American Writer

Blame, Living

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

Susan Sontag, American Author

Blame, Evil, Illness, Victims

"Not to be cheered by praise, not to be grieved by blame, but to know thoroughly one's own virtues or powers are the characteristics of an excellent man."

Satchel Paige, American Athlete

Blame, Man, Praise

"The small companies who feel that the majors are a threat, or are predators, will use that as an excuse for their eventual downfall. Don't blame others for your own inadequacies."

Greg Ginn, American Musician

Blame, Will

"The search for a scapegoat is the easiest of all hunting expeditions."

Dwight D. Eisenhower, American President

Blame, Responsibility, Judgment, Conflict

"The sad souls of those who lived without blame and without praise."

Dante Alighieri, Italian Poet

Blame, Praise

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"My command, less than ten thousand, had found the battle on the Plank road in retreat, little less than a panic. In a few hours we changed defeat to victory, the broken divisions of the Third Corps rallying in their rear."

Victory, Battle, Defeat, Road

"I fancy that no good ideas upon that campaign will be mentioned at any time that did not receive their share of consideration by General Lee."

Time, Ideas, Consideration, Fancy

"Why do men fight who were born to be brothers?"

Man, Men, Brothers, Fight

"The town caught fire in several places, shells crashed and burst, and solid shot rained like hail."

Fire,

"I hope to live long enough to see my surviving comrades march side by side with the Union veterans along Pennsylvania Avenue, and then I will die happy."

Hope, March, Veterans, Will

"There was no indication of panic. The broken files marched back in steady step. The effort was nobly made and failed from the blows that could not be fended."

Effort,

"I cannot help but think that great results would have been obtained had my views been thought better of; yet I am much inclined to accept the present condition as for the best."

Thought, Help, Present, Results

"General Pickett, finding the battle broken while the enemy was still reinforcing, called the troops off."

Battle, Enemy, Troops

"A little before noon I sent orders to all my batteries to open fire through the streets or at any points where the troops were seen about the city, as a diversion in favor of Jackson."

Fire, Open, Troops

"As full lines of battle could not be handled through the thick wood, I ordered the advance of the six brigades by heavy skirmish lines, to be followed by stronger supporting lines."

Battle, Wood