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A nation which does not remember what it was yesterday does not know where it is today.
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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The enemy is here, and if we do not whip him, he will whip us.
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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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I will attack no matter what and win the war!
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The questions which for years were in dispute between the State and General Government, and which unhappily were not decided by the dictates of reason, but referred to the decision of war, having been decided against us, it is the part of wisdom to acquiesce in the result, and of candor to recognize the fact.
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Act with a determination not to be turned aside by thoughts of the past and fears of the future.
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The dominant party cannot reign forever, and truth and justice will prevail at last.
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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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Lee tells his troops. After four years of arduous service marked by unsurpassed courage and fortitude the Army of Northern Virginia has been compelled to yield to overwhelming numbers and resources.
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Marry...into a family that will enable your children to feel proud of both sides of the house.
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Let us go home and cultivate our virtues.
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You cannot barter manhood for peace.
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You cannot be a true man until you learn to obey.
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