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You cannot be a true man until you learn to obey.

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 tremble for my country when I hear of confidence expressed in me. I know too well my weakness, that our only hope is in God.
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