So far from engaging in a war to perpetuate slavery,I am rejoiced that slavery is abolished. — Robert E. Lee Copy Share Image
We must enlist our own snake and strike like a cobra against their vitals with an attack on Washington. — Robert E. Lee Copy Share Image
It is well that war is so terrible, otherwise we should grow too fond of it. — Robert E. Lee Copy Share Image
I did only what my duty demanded. I could have taken no other course without dishonor. — Robert E. Lee Copy Share Image
The war... was an unnecessary condition of affairs, and might have been avoided if forebearance and wisdom had been practiced on both… — Robert E. Lee Copy Share Image
I believe it to be the duty of everyone to unite in the restoration of the country and the reestablishment of peace… — Robert E. Lee Copy Share Image
I am as willing to serve now as in the beginning in any capacity and at any post where I can do… — Robert E. Lee Copy Share Image
A Union that can only be maintained by swords and bayonets, and in which strife and civil war are to take the… — Robert E. Lee Copy Share Image
Live in the world you inhabit. Look upon things as they are. Take them as you find them. Make the best of… — Robert E. Lee Copy Share Image
We cannot afford to be idle, and though weaker than our opponents in men and military equipments, must endeavor to harass, if… — Robert E. Lee Copy Share Image
We must forgive our enemies. I can truly say that not a day has passed since the war began that I have… — Robert E. Lee Copy Share Image
I am now considered such a monster, that I hesitate to darken with my shadow, the doors of those I love, lest… — Robert E. Lee Copy Share Image
I endeavored to give thanks to our Heavenly Father for all his mercies to me, for his preservation of me through all… — Robert E. Lee Copy Share Image
We made a great mistake in the beginning of our struggle, and I fear, in spite of all we can do, it… — Robert E. Lee Copy Share Image
The framers of our Constitution never exhausted so much labor, wisdom, and forbearance in its formation, and surrounded it with so many… — Robert E. Lee Copy Share Image
What a cruel thing is war: to separate and destroy families and friends, and mar the purest joys and happiness God has… — Robert E. Lee Copy Share Image
The questions which for years were in dispute between the State and General Government, and which unhappily were not decided by the… — Robert E. Lee Copy Share Image
Sir, if you ever presume again to speak disrespectfully of General Grant in my presence, either you or I will sever his… — Robert E. Lee Copy Share Image
There is no more dangerous experiment than that of undertaking to be one thing before a man's face and another behind his… — Robert E. Lee Copy Share Image
...the framers of our Constitution never exhausted so much labor, wisdom and forbearance in its formation if it was intended to be… — Robert E. Lee Copy Share Image
I have never witnessed on any previous occasion such entire disregard of the usage of civilized warfare and the dictates of humanity. — Robert E. Lee Copy Share Image
Whither shall I flee? To no country on earth that I know of where there is as much liberty as yet remains… — Robert E. Lee Copy Share Image
We must look to the rising generation for the restoration of the country. — Robert E. Lee Copy Share Image
What a cruel thing war is... to fill our hearts with hatred instead of love for our neighbors. — Robert E. Lee Copy Share Image
But what a cruel thing is war to separate and destroy families and friends. — Robert E. Lee Copy Share Image
We must...submit ourselves in adversity to the will of a merciful God as cheerfully as in prosperity. — Robert E. Lee Copy Share Image
Remember, we are all one country now. Dismiss from your mind all sectional feeling, and bring them up to be Americans. — Robert E. Lee Copy Share Image
The dominant party cannot reign forever, and truth and justice will prevail at last. — Robert E. Lee Copy Share Image
Live in the world you inhabit. Look upon things as they are. Take them as you find them. Make the best of them. Turn… — Robert E. Lee Copy Share Image
You must study to be frank with the world: frankness is the child of honesty and courage. Say just what you mean to do… — Robert E. Lee Copy Share Image
...the framers of our Constitution never exhausted so much labor, wisdom and forbearance in its formation if it was intended to be broken up… — Robert E. Lee Copy Share Image
My trust is in the mercy and wisdom of a kind Providence, who ordereth all things for our good. — Robert E. Lee Copy Share Image
All military history records the triumphs of discipline and courage far more frequently than numbers and resources. — Robert E. Lee Copy Share Image
A true man of honor feels humbled himself when he cannot help humbling others. — Robert E. Lee Copy Share Image
A man may manifest and communicate his joy, but he should conceal and smother his grief as much as possible. — Robert E. Lee Copy Share Image
We poor sinners need to come back from our wanderings to seek pardon through the all-sufficient merits of our Redeemer. And we need to… — Robert E. Lee Copy Share Image
Life processes take place in an aqueous medium. All organisms are composed mostly of water, whether they dwell in the oceans, lakes, and rivers,… — Robert E. Lee Copy Share Image
We cannot afford to be idle, and though weaker than our opponents in men and military equipments, must endeavor to harass, if we cannot… — Robert E. Lee Copy Share Image
