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.

Quote by Robert E Lee

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

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

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

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

Never do a wrong thing to make a friend or to keep one.

Never do a wrong thing to make a friend or to keep one.

The war... was an unnecessary condition of affairs, and might have been avoided if forebearance...

The war... was an unnecessary condition of affairs, and might have been avoided if forebearance...

I cannot trust a man to control others who cannot control himself.

I cannot trust a man to control others who cannot control himself.

My chief concern is to try to be an humble, earnest Christian.

My chief concern is to try to be an humble, earnest Christian.

We have fought this fight as long, and as well as we know how. We...

We have fought this fight as long, and as well as we know how. We...

The trite saying that honesty is the best policy has met with the just criticism...

The trite saying that honesty is the best policy has met with the just criticism...

Let the tent be struck.

Let the tent be struck.

We failed, but in the good providence of God apparent failure often proves a blessing.

We failed, but in the good providence of God apparent failure often proves a blessing.

This war is not about slavery.

This war is not about slavery.

I think it better to do right, even if we suffer in so doing, than...

I think it better to do right, even if we suffer in so doing, than...

The devil's name is dullness.

The devil's name is dullness.

Duty is the most sublime word in our language. Do your duty in all things....

Duty is the most sublime word in our language. Do your duty in all things....

Obedience to lawful authority is the foundation of manly character.

Obedience to lawful authority is the foundation of manly character.

Whiskey - I like it, I always did, and that is the reason I never...

Whiskey - I like it, I always did, and that is the reason I never...

I tremble for my country when I hear of confidence expressed in me. I know...

I tremble for my country when I hear of confidence expressed in me. I know...

God help thee, old man, thy thoughts have created a creature in thee; and he...

God help thee, old man, thy thoughts have created a creature in thee; and he...

Can a mortal ask questions which God finds unanswerable? Quite easily, I should think. All...

Can a mortal ask questions which God finds unanswerable? Quite easily, I should think. All...

Either God is alive, in which case he'll deal with us as he sees fit....

Either God is alive, in which case he'll deal with us as he sees fit....