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There is a true glory and a true honor: the glory of duty done--the honor of the integrity of principle.
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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Let us pray for ourselves, that we may not lose the word “concern” out of our Christian vocabulary. Let us pray for our nation. Let us pray for those who have never known Jesus Christ and redeeming love, for moral forces everywhere, for our national leaders. Let prayer be our passion. Let prayer be our practice.
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No day should be lived unless it was begun with a prayer of thankfulness and an intercession for guidance.
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I like whiskey. I always did, and that is why I never drink it.
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