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- “Never do a wrong thing to make a friend--or to keep one.” ― Robert E. Lee.
- “I cannot trust a man to control others who cannot control himself.” ― Robert E. Lee.
- “It is well that war is so terrible, or we should grow too fond of it.” ― Robert E. Lee.
- “The education of a man is never completed until he dies.” ― Robert E. Lee.
- It is well that war is so terrible, otherwise we should grow too fond of it. Robert E. Lee.
- I like whiskey. I always did, and that is why I never drink it. Robert E. Lee.
- Never do a wrong thing to make a friend or to keep one. Robert E. Lee.
- What a cruel thing war is... to fill our hearts with hatred instead of love for our neighbors. Robert E. Lee.
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Madam, don't bring up your sons to detest the United States government. Recollect that we form one country now. Abandon all these local animosities, and make your sons Americans.
Sorted alphabetically by author or source General Lee now rode up and down the lines encouraging the men and ordering them to hold their fire until the enemy came within full range. He seemed, as I thought, to manifest some uneasiness. As he was passing by my company he told the men to keep cool. They turned round and laughed at him. His face redde...
Works by Robert E. Lee at Project GutenbergRecollections and Letters of General Robert E. Lee(1904) by Captain Robert E. Lee, His SonR. E. Lee : A Biography(1934) by Douglas Southall Freeman- The education of a man is never completed until he dies.
- I have been up to see the Congress and they do not seem to be able to do anything except to eat peanuts and chew tobacco, while my army is starving.
- The only question on which we did not agree has been settled, and the Lord has decided against me.
- True patriotism sometimes requires of men to act exactly contrary, at one period, to that which it does at another, and the motive which impels them — the desire to do right — is precisely the same.
Notable Quotes From Robert E. Lee. Duty then is the sublimest word in the English language. You should do your duty in all things. You can never do more, you should never wish to do less. You cannot be a true man until you learn to obey. It is well that war is so terrible. Otherwise, we would grow too fond of it.
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