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Robert E. Lee, a prominent military officer in American history, was born on January 19, 1807, and died on October 12, 1870. He served as the commanding general of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, known for his military skills and loyalty.

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Famous Robert E. Lee Quotes

“I should NOT be trading on the blood of my men.”

Men Should Blood Trading

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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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“No day should be lived unless it was begun with a prayer of thankfulness and an intercession for guidance.”

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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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“It is well that war is so terrible. We should grow too fond of it.”

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“Duty, then is the sublimest word in our language. Do your duty in all things. You cannot do more; you should never wish to do less.”

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Book:General Robert E. Lee: The True Story of the Infamous

Source: General Robert E. Lee: The True Story of the Infamous

“A man may manifest and communicate his joy, but he should conceal and smother his grief as much as possible.”

Men Should May Joy Grief Communicate Manifest

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“I am now considered such a monster, that I hesitate to darken with my shadow, the doors of those I love, lest I should bring upon them misfortune.”

Should War Doors Shadow Monsters Civil War Misfortunes

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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.”

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Book:Recollections and Letters

Source: Recollections and Letters

“All that the South has ever desired was that the Union, as established by our forefathers, should be preserved, and that the government as originally organized should be administered in purity and truth.”

Should Government Unions South Purity Organized Forefathers

Book:Recollections and Letters of General Robert E. Lee

Source: Recollections and Letters of General Robert E. Lee

“Everyone should do all in his power to collect and disseminate the truth, in the hope that it may find a place in history and descend to posterity. History is not the relation of campaigns and battles and generals or other individuals, but that which shows the principles for which the South contended and which justified her struggle for those principles.”

Should May Shows Individual Principles Struggle Battle Relation South Campaigns Justified Posterity

Author:Robert E. Lee

“I am of the opinion that all who can should vote for the most intelligent, honest, and conscientious men eligible to office, irrespective of former party opinions, who will endeavour to make the new constitutions and the laws passed under them as beneficial as possible to the true interests, prosperity, and liberty of all classes and conditions of the people.”

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Book:Recollections and Letters

Source: Recollections and Letters