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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
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There is nothing left for me to do but to go and see General Grant and I would rather die a thousand deaths.
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For I consider the character of no man affected by a want of success, provided he has made an honest effort to succeed.
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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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I would rather die a thousand deaths than surrender.
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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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No blame can be attached to the army for its failure to accomplish what was projected by me... I alone am to blame, in perhaps expecting too much of its prowess and valor... could I have foreseen that the attack on the last day would fail, I should certainly have tried some other course... but I do not know what better course I could have pursued.
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