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What a beautiful world God, in His loving kindness to His creatures, has given us! What a shame that men endowed with reason and knowledge of right should mar His gifts.
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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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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The education of a man is never completed until he dies.
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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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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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What a glorious world Almighty God has given us. How thankless and ungrateful we are, and how we labor to mar his gifts.
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History teaches us hope.
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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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The dominant party cannot reign forever, and truth and justice will prevail at last.
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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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I will attack no matter what and win the war!
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My experience through life has convinced me that, while moderation and temperance in all things are commendable and beneficial, abstinence from spirituous liquors is the best safeguard of morals and health.
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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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Never do a wrong thing to make a friend or to keep one.
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Our country demands all our strength, all our energies. To resist the powerful combination now forming against us will require every man at his place. If victorious, we will have everything to hope for in the future. If defeated, nothing will be left for us to live for.
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As a general principle you should not force young men to do their duty, but let them do it voluntarily and thereby develop their characters.
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