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• True patriotism sometimes requires of men to act exactly contrary, at one period, to that which it does at another, and the motive which impels them the desire to do right is precisely the same.

  Robert E. Lee

  Men, Patriotism, Desire

  Letter to General P.G.T. Beauregard, October 03, 1865.

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• It is history that teaches us to hope.

  Robert E. Lee

  Hope, War, Hopeful

  Letter to Lieutenant Colonel Charles Marshall, September 1870.

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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.

  Robert E. Lee

  Life, Hope, Country

  Robert E. Lee (2016). “The Life and Letters of Robert E. Lee (Abridged)”, p.206, BIG BYTE BOOKS

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• The gentleman does not needlessly and unnecessarily remind an offender of a wrong he may have committed against him. He cannot only forgive, he can forget; and he strives for that nobleness of self and mildness of character which impart sufficient strength to let the past be but the past. A true man of honor feels humbled himself when he cannot help humbling others.

  Robert E. Lee

  Character, Past, Men

  "Definition of a Gentleman". Memorandum found in Lee's papers after his death. "Lee the American" by Gamaliel Bradford, p. 233, xroads.virginia.edu. 1912.

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• You cannot barter manhood for peace.

  Robert E. Lee

  War, Manhood

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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

  Beautiful, Kindness, War

  Robert E. Lee, Ben Wynne (2004). “Recollections and Letters”, p.84, Barnes & Noble Publishing

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• Alabama soldiers, all I ask of you is to keep up with the Texans!

  Robert E. Lee

  War, Soldier, Alabama

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• The real honest man is honest from conviction of what is right, not from policy.

  Robert E. Lee

  Real, Men, Honest

  "Memoirs of Robert E. Lee". Book by Armistead Lindsay Long, 1886.

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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.

  Robert E. Lee

  War, Forgiving, Enemy

  John Esten Cooke, Robert E. Lee (2017). “General Robert E. Lee: The True Story of the Infamous “Marble Man”: The Life & Legacy of Robert E. Lee, Including & Personal Writings, Speeches and Orders”, p.427, Madison & Adams

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• Postal officials say that before Christmas they receive tons of letters written to Santa Claus, but after Christmas how few letters of thanks are sent to him! From childhood onward, human beings seem to be characterized by thanklessness.

  Robert E. Lee

  Gratitude, Childhood, Santa

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• We have fought this fight as long, and as well as we know how. We have been defeated. For us as a Christian people, there is now but one course to pursue. We must accept the situation.

  Robert E. Lee

  Christian, Fighting, Long

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• Why, it appears that we appointed all of our worst generals to command the armies and we appointed all of our best generals to edit the newspapers. I mean, I found by reading a newspaper that these editor generals saw all of the defects plainly from the start but didn't tell me until it was too late. I'm willing to yield my place to these best generals and I'll do my best for the cause by editing a newspaper.

  Robert E. Lee

  Reading, Mean, Army

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• Live in the world you inhabit. Look upon things as they are. Take them as you find them. Make the best of them. Turn them to your advantage.

  Robert E. Lee

  War, Looks, World

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• I like whiskey. I always did, and that is why I never drink it.

  Robert E. Lee

  Drinking, Scotch Whisky, Alcohol

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• I have been up to see the Congress and they do not seem to be able to do anything except to eat peanuts and chew tobacco, while my army is starving.

  Robert E. Lee

  War, Army, Aggravation

  Remark to his son, G. W. Custis Lee, in March 1865. South Atlantic Quarterly, July 1927.

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• Marry...into a family that will enable your children to feel proud of both sides of the house.

  Robert E. Lee

  Marriage, Children, House

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• Keep steady in the view of the great principles for which you contend. The safety of your homes and the lives of all you hold dear depend upon your courage and exertions. Let each man resolve to be victorious, and that the right of self government, liberty and peace shall find him a defender.

  Robert E. Lee

  War, Home, Men

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• Obedience to lawful authority is the foundation of manly character.

  Robert E. Lee

  Wedding, Character, Civil War

  "General Robert E. Lee After Appomattox" by Franklin Lafayette Riley, (p. 18), 1922.

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• I did only what my duty demanded. I could have taken no other course without dishonor.

  Robert E. Lee

  War, Taken, Dishonor

  "Character: General Robert E. Lee". "The Civil War", Episode 6: Valley of the Shadow of Death, 1990.

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• You have only always to do what is right. It will become easier by practice, and you enjoy in the midst of your trials the pleasure of an approving conscience.

  Robert E. Lee

  Practice, Trials, Pleasure

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• There is a true glory and a true honor: the glory of duty done--the honor of the integrity of principle.

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  Integrity, Honor, Principles

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• We have only one rule here - to act like a gentleman at all times.

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  Gentleman, All Time

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• I consider the proper education of our youths one of the most important objects now to be attained and one from which the greatest benefits may be expected.

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  Important, Benefits, May

  Robert E. Lee, Ben Wynne (2004). “Recollections and Letters”, p.186, Barnes & Noble Publishing

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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.

  Robert E. Lee

  War, Passion, Acceptance

  Robert E. Lee (1904). “Recollections and Letters of General Robert E. Lee”, p.131, Lulu.com

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• Ideas are easy to conceive, less easy to execute.

  Robert E. Lee

  Ideas, Easy

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