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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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I endeavored to give thanks to our Heavenly Father for all his mercies to me, for his preservation of me through all the dangers I have passed, and all the blessings which he has bestowed upon me, for I know I fall far short of my obligations
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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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History teaches us hope.
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A land without memories is a people without liberty.
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Say what you mean to do...and take it for granted you mean to do right. Never do a wrong thing to make a friend or keep one...you will wrong him and wrong yourself by equivocation of any kind.
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The devil's name is dullness.
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I have been up to see the Congress and they do not seem to be able to do anything except to eat peanuts and chew tobacco, while my army is starving.
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As a general principle you should not force young men to do their duty, but let them do it voluntarily and thereby develop their characters.
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