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It is glorious to see such courage in one so young.
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
General Lee
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General Robert E. Lee
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Gen. Robert Edward Lee
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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.
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Ideas are easy to conceive, less easy to execute.
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A land without memories is a people without liberty.
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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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There is always hazard in military activity, but we must decide between the positive loss of inactivity and the risk of action.
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History teaches us hope.
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Such an executive officer the sun never shone on. I have but to show him my design, and I know that it can be done, it will be done...Straight as the needle to the pole he advanced to the execution of my purpose.
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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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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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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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Death, in its silent sure march is fast gathering those whom I have longest loved, so that when he shall knock at my door, I will more willingly follow.
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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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He has lost his left arm, but I my right.
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You cannot barter manhood for peace.
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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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I cannot trust a man to control others who cannot control himself.
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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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We have but one rule here, and that is that every student must be a gentleman.
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We made a great mistake in the beginning of our struggle, and I fear, in spite of all we can do, it will prove to be a fatal mistake. We appointed all our worst generals to command our armies, and all our best generals to edit the newspapers
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Postal officials say that before Christmas they receive tons of letters written to Santa Claus, but after Christmas how few letters of thanks are sent to him! From childhood onward, human beings seem to be characterized by thanklessness.
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