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Alabama soldiers, all I ask of you is to keep up with the Texans!
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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I can only say that I am nothing but a poor sinner, trusting in Christ alone for salvation.
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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 consolidation of the states into one vast empire, sure to be aggressive abroad and despotic at home, will be the certain precursor of ruin which has overwhelmed all that preceded it.
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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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You cannot be a true man until you learn to obey.
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Say what you mean to do...and take it for granted you mean to do right. Never do a wrong thing to make a friend or keep one...you will wrong him and wrong yourself by equivocation of any kind.
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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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I was too weak to defend, so I attacked
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