Denial of Fault Quotes

Too often, when people are in trouble they look for scapegoats.

We thrive on blaming others, which is a form of self-pity

Having a scapegoat means not knowing that we have one.

When we own up our mistakes some people interpret it as if we are wrong. They too commit mistakes.

It is hard to overstate how over time the idea of being at fault for one’s actions has been explicitly diminished as a personal and legal norm, such that many people today have no recognition of being at fault for anything.

The self-righteous rule out the possibility that they are what has gone wrong.

How we love to blame others for our misfortunes! Almost every individual who has lost money in stock speculation has on the tip of his tongue an explanation which he trots out to show that it wasn't his own fault at all.... Hardly one loser has the manliness to say frankly, "I was wrong.

Players often look for alibis - it's easy to give the blame to others.

Too often, it's the Washington way to hide, point fingers, and try to place blame on someone else.

In the Matrix in which Americans live, nothing is ever their fault.