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.

Quote by Robert E Lee

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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...

Get correct views of life, and learn to see the world in its true light....

Get correct views of life, and learn to see the world in its true light....

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

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

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...

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.

He who loses money losses much. He who loses a friend loses more. But he...

He who loses money losses much. He who loses a friend loses more. But he...

We must expect reverses, even defeats. They are sent to teach us wisdom and prudence,...

We must expect reverses, even defeats. They are sent to teach us wisdom and prudence,...

A true man of honor feels humbled himself when he cannot help humbling others.

A true man of honor feels humbled himself when he cannot help humbling others.

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.

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...

This war is not about slavery.

This war is not about slavery.

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...

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...

The devil's name is dullness.

The devil's name is dullness.

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...

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.

Duty is the sublimest word in our language.

Duty is the sublimest word in our language.

We owe our troops the opportunity to serve in the best-planned, best-equipped, and best-led military...

We owe our troops the opportunity to serve in the best-planned, best-equipped, and best-led military...

I had examined myself pretty thoroughly and discovered that I was unfit for military service.

I had examined myself pretty thoroughly and discovered that I was unfit for military service.