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A land without memories is a people without liberty.
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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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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The enemy is here, and if we do not whip him, he will whip us.
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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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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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I was too weak to defend, so I attacked
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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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Alabama soldiers, all I ask of you is to keep up with the Texans!
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Life Insurance trusts I consider sacred. To hazard the property of the dead & to lose the scanty earnings of fathers & husbands, who have toiled & saved that they may leave something to their families deprived of their care & the support of their labour, is to my mind the worst of crimes.
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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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What a cruel thing is war: to separate and destroy families and friends, and mar the purest joys and happiness God has granted us in this world to fill our hearts with hatred instead of love for our neighbors, and to devastate the fair face of this beautiful world.
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The consolidation of the states into one vast empire, sure to be aggressive abroad and despotic at home, will be the certain precursor of ruin which has overwhelmed all that preceded it.
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I consider the proper education of our youths one of the most important objects now to be attained and one from which the greatest benefits may be expected.
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Without music, we wouldn't have an Army.
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Our country demands all our strength, all our energies. To resist the powerful combination now forming against us will require every man at his place. If victorious, we will have everything to hope for in the future. If defeated, nothing will be left for us to live for.
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Abandon your animosities and make your sons Americans!
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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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The devil's name is dullness.
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