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

Quote by Robert E Lee

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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...

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.

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.

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....

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...

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...

Let the tent be struck.

Let the tent be struck.

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...

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...

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.

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...

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....

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 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.

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....

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,...

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

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