I'm Crazy About Grant: His Character, His Nature, His Science In Fighting And Everything Else. But I Don't Like The Idea That He Never Accepted The Blame For Anything, Always Found Someone Else To Blame For Any Mistake That Was Ever Made, Including Blaming Prentiss For Shiloh. - SearchQuotes

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I'm crazy about Grant: his character, his nature, his science in fighting and everything else. But I don't like the idea that he never accepted the blame for anything, always found someone else to blame for any mistake that was ever made, including blaming Prentiss for Shiloh.

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