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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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Whither shall I flee? To no country on earth that I know of where there is as much liberty as yet remains to me even in Virginia.
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Without music, we wouldn't have an Army.
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Traveler is my only companion I may also say my pleasure. He and I, whenever practicable, wander out in the mountains and enjoy sweet confidence.
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I cannot trust a man to control others who cannot control himself.
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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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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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I think it better to do right, even if we suffer in so doing, than to incur the reproach of our consciences and posterity.
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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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A nation which does not remember what it was yesterday does not know where it is today.
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Lee tells his troops. After four years of arduous service marked by unsurpassed courage and fortitude the Army of Northern Virginia has been compelled to yield to overwhelming numbers and resources.
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No day should be lived unless it was begun with a prayer of thankfulness and an intercession for guidance.
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The enemy is here, and if we do not whip him, he will whip us.
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I was too weak to defend, so I attacked
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It is good that war is so horrible, or we might grow to like it.
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What a cruel thing is war: to separate and destroy families and friends, and mar the purest joys and happiness God has granted us in this world to fill our hearts with hatred instead of love for our neighbors, and to devastate the fair face of this beautiful world.
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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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Alabama soldiers, all I ask of you is to keep up with the Texans!
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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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Let us go home and cultivate our virtues.
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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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