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The enemy is here, and if we do not whip him, he will whip us.

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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We must forgive our enemies.
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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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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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A man may manifest and communicate his joy, but he should conceal and smother his grief as much as possible.
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We cannot afford to be idle, and though weaker than our opponents in men and military equipments, must endeavor to harass, if we cannot destroy them.
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