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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.
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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"

- James Longstreet

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USA Flag This quote is written / told by James Longstreet between January 8, 1821 and January 2, 1904. He/she was a famous Soldier from USA. The author also have 17 other quotes.

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