Robert Edward Lee Quotes

• I like whiskey. I always did, and that is why I never drink it.

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• What a cruel thing war is… to fill our hearts with hatred instead of love for our neighbors.

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• We failed, but in the good providence of God apparent failure often proves a blessing.

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• The trite saying that honesty is the best policy has met with the just criticism that honesty is not policy. The real honest man is honest from conviction of what is right, not from policy.

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• This war is not about slavery.

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• We must expect reverses, even defeats. They are sent to teach us wisdom and prudence, to call forth greater energies, and to prevent our falling into greater disasters.

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• We have fought this fight as long, and as well as we know how. We have been defeated. For us as a Christian people, there is now but one course to pursue. We must accept the situation.

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• Whiskey – I like it, I always did, and that is the reason I never use it.

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• The war… was an unnecessary condition of affairs, and might have been avoided if forebearance and wisdom had been practiced on both sides.

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• Obedience to lawful authority is the foundation of manly character.

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• It is well that war is so terrible, or we should grow too fond of it.

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  What a cruel thing war is… To fill our hearts with hatred instead of love for our neighbors.

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Robert Edward Lee (32)

Birth:	19th January, 1807
Death:	12th October, 1870
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Soldier

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Robert Edward Lee was a career military officer who is best known for having commanded the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia in the American Civil War.

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