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Robert E. Lee Quotes

American - Soldier | January 19, 1807 - October 12, 1870

Obedience to lawful authority is the foundation of manly character.

Character Foundation Legal Authority

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

Friendship Friend Wrong Never Keep

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

Education Man Never He Dies Until

Get correct views of life, and learn to see the world in its true light. It will enable you to live pleasantly, to do good, and, when summoned away, to leave without regret.

Life Good Live Light World Regret

A Union that can only be maintained by swords and bayonets has no charm for me. If the Union is dissolved and government disrupted, I shall return to my native state and share the miseries of my people, and save in defense will draw my sword on none.

Government People Me Sword Will

It is well that war is so terrible, otherwise we should grow too fond of it.

War Grow Well Terrible Should Fond

In this enlightened age, there are few I believe, but what will acknowledge, that slavery as an institution is a moral & political evil in any country. It is useless to expatiate on its disadvantages.

Age Evil Slavery Believe Political

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

Wisdom War Sides Both Sides Been

I have fought against the people of the North because I believed they were seeking to wrest from the South its dearest rights. But I have never cherished toward them bitter or vindictive feelings, and I have never seen the day when I did not pray for them.

Day People Feelings Never Rights

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

Failure Good God Blessing Providence

While we see the course of the final abolition of human slavery is onward, & we give it the aid of our prayers & all justifiable means in our power, we must leave the progress as well as the result in his hands who sees the end; who chooses to work by slow influences; & with whom two thousand years are but as a single day.

Work Power Day Progress Slavery End

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

Love War Hatred Neighbors Cruel Our

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