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

Robert E. Lee

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Robert E. Lee
Age: 63 †
Born: 1807
Born: January 19
Died: 1870
Died: October 12
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I would rather die a thousand deaths than surrender.
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You cannot be a true man until you learn to obey.
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A nation which does not remember what it was yesterday does not know where it is today.
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We have but one rule here, and that is that every student must be a gentleman.
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Duty, then is the sublimest word in our language. Do your duty in all things. You cannot do more you should never wish to do less.
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Never do a wrong thing to make a friend or to keep one.
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No blame can be attached to the army for its failure to accomplish what was projected by me... I alone am to blame, in perhaps expecting too much of its prowess and valor... could I have foreseen that the attack on the last day would fail, I should certainly have tried some other course... but I do not know what better course I could have pursued.
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A Union that can only be maintained by swords and bayonets, and in which strife and civil war are to take the place of brotherly love and kindness, has no charm for me.
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We made a great mistake in the beginning of our struggle, and I fear, in spite of all we can do, it will prove to be a fatal mistake. We appointed all our worst generals to command our armies, and all our best generals to edit the newspapers
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We must forgive our enemies. I can truly say that not a day has passed since the war began that I have not prayed for them.
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To be a good soldier, you must love the army. To be a good commander, you must be willing to order the death of the thing you love.
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I will attack no matter what and win the war!
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I was too weak to defend, so I attacked
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We cannot afford to be idle, and though weaker than our opponents in men and military equipments, must endeavor to harass, if we cannot destroy them.
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All that the South has ever desired was that the Union, as established by our forefathers, should be preserved, and that the government as originally organized should be administered in purity and truth.
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There are things in the Old Book which I may not be able to explain, but I fully accept it as the infallible Word of God, and receive its teachings as inspired by the Holy Spirit.
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