“You're making me the goat. The only completely innocent man in this...” – General Paul Mireau, Paths of Glory ... Movie Quotes Database

[to Broulard]

You're making me the goat. The only completely innocent man in this whole affair. I have only one last thing to say to you, George. The man you stabbed in the back is a soldier.

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