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I like whiskey. I always did, and that is why I never drink it.
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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Robert Edward Lee
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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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The trite saying that 'honesty is the best policy' has met with the just criticism that honesty is not policy. The seems to be true. The real honest man is honest from conviction of what is right, not from policy.
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Traveler is my only companion I may also say my pleasure. He and I, whenever practicable, wander out in the mountains and enjoy sweet confidence.
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For I consider the character of no man affected by a want of success, provided he has made an honest effort to succeed.
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You cannot be a true man until you learn to obey.
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A land without memories is a people without liberty.
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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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Abandon your animosities and make your sons Americans!
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My chief concern is to try to be an humble, earnest Christian.
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