Robert Edward Lee Quotes

• There is a true glory and a true honor: the glory of duty done–the honor of the integrity of principle.

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• It is well that war is so terrible. We should grow too fond of it.

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• Read history, works of truth, not novels and romances.

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• I can only say that I am nothing but a poor sinner, trusting in Christ alone for salvation.

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• It is easier to make our wishes conform to our means than to make our means conform to our wishes.

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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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• Whiskey – I like it, I always did, and that is the reason I never use 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 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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• We failed, but in the good providence of God apparent failure often proves a blessing.

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• This war is not about slavery.

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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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• 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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• The education of a man is never completed until he dies.

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• The devil’s name is dullness.

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• My chief concern is to try to be an humble, earnest Christian.

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• Let the tent be struck.

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• It is good that war is so horrible, or we might grow to like it.

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• In all my perplexities and distresses, the Bible has never failed to give me light and strength.

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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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