The war... was an unnecessary condition of affairs, and might have been avoided if forebearance and wisdom had been practiced on both sides.

Quote by Robert E Lee

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What a cruel thing war is... to fill our hearts with hatred instead of love...

What a cruel thing war is... to fill our hearts with hatred instead of love...

The education of a man is never completed until he dies.

The education of a man is never completed until he dies.

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 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...

It is good that war is so horrible, or we might grow to like it.

It is good that war is so horrible, or we might grow to like it.

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

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

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...

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....

Duty, then is the sublimest word in our language. Do your duty in all things....

Duty, then is the sublimest word in our language. Do your duty in all things....

Do your duty in all things. You cannot do more, you should never wish to...

Do your duty in all things. You cannot do more, you should never wish to...

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 have been up to see the Congress and they do not seem to be...

I have been up to see the Congress and they do not seem to be...

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.

Duty is the sublimest word in our language.

Duty is the sublimest word in our language.

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

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

Let the tent be struck.

Let the tent be struck.

Obedience to lawful authority is the foundation of manly character.

Obedience to lawful authority is the foundation of manly character.

This war is not about slavery.

This war is not about slavery.

In all my perplexities and distresses, the Bible has never failed to give me light...

In all my perplexities and distresses, the Bible has never failed to give me light...

The devil's name is dullness.

The devil's name is dullness.