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Famous Robert E. Lee Quotes
“It is well that war is so terrible, or we should grow too fond of it.”
“I am A man, not a sponge! If god wished a sponge to think, A SPONGE WOULD THINK!”
“All motion is relative. Perhaps it is you who have moved away-by standing still”
“The real honest man is honest from conviction of what is right, not from policy.”
“The dominant party cannot reign forever, and truth and justice will prevail at last.”
“I did only what my duty demanded. I could have taken no other course without dishonor.”
“We must forgive our enemies.”
“In all my perplexities and distresses, the Bible has never failed to give me light and strength.”
“I cannot trust a man to control others who cannot control himself.”
“It is well that war is so terrible. We should grow too fond of it.”
“Never do a wrong thing to make a friend or to keep one.”
“I like whiskey. I always did, and that is why I never drink it.”
“What a cruel thing war is... to fill our hearts with hatred instead of love for our neighbors.”