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He has lost his left arm, but I my right.
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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I like whiskey. I always did, and that is why I never drink it.
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There are things in the Old Book which I may not be able to explain, but I fully accept it as the infallible Word of God, and receive its teachings as inspired by the Holy Spirit.
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I endeavored to give thanks to our Heavenly Father for all his mercies to me, for his preservation of me through all the dangers I have passed, and all the blessings which he has bestowed upon me, for I know I fall far short of my obligations
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Duty is the sublimest work in the English language.
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If we do not do this our churches will lighthouses without light, wells without water, dumb witnesses, sleeping watchmen, silent trumpets, messengers without tidings, a comfort for infidels, jubilant joys to the devil, and an offense to God.
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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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My trust is in the mercy and wisdom of a kind Providence, who ordereth all things for our good.
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The dominant party cannot reign forever, and truth and justice will prevail at last.
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All that the South has ever desired was that the Union, as established by our forefathers, should be preserved, and that the government as originally organized should be administered in purity and truth.
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We must forgive our enemies.
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The education of a man is never completed until he dies.
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History teaches us hope.
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A land without memories is a people without liberty.
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Duty, then is the sublimest word in our language. Do your duty in all things. You cannot do more you should never wish to do less.
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We have but one rule here, and that is that every student must be a gentleman.
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I have thought from the time of the cessation of the hostilities, that silence and patience on the part of the South was the true course and I think so still. Controversy of all kinds will, in my opinion, only serve to continue excitement and passion, and will prevent the public mind from the acknowledgement and acceptance of the truth.
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My chief concern is to try to be an humble, earnest Christian.
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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...submit ourselves in adversity to the will of a merciful God as cheerfully as in prosperity.
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Never do a wrong thing to make a friend or to keep one.
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