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

Quote by Robert E Lee

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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...

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

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

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 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.

Obedience to lawful authority is the foundation of manly character.

Obedience to lawful authority is the foundation of manly character.

The devil's name is dullness.

The devil's name is dullness.

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.

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...

My experience through life has convinced me that, while moderation and temperance in all things...

My experience through life has convinced me that, while moderation and temperance in all things...

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 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...

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 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.

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.

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...

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...

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 education of a man is never completed until he dies.

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

This war is not about slavery.

This war is not about slavery.

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....