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
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
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
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
So far from engaging in a war to perpetuate slavery, I am rejoiced that Slavery is abolished. I believe it will be… — 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
Keep steady in the view of the great principles for which you contend. The safety of your homes and the lives of… — Robert E. Lee Copy Share Image
I have thought from the time of the cessation of the hostilities, that silence and patience on the part of the South… — Robert E. Lee Copy Share Image
I believe I may so, looking into my own heart, and speaking as in the presence of God, that I have never… — Robert E. Lee Copy Share Image
Death, in its silent sure march is fast gathering those whom I have longest loved, so that when he shall knock at… — Robert E. Lee Copy Share Image
Mr. Blair, I look upon secession as anarchy. If I owned the four millions of slaves in the South, I would sacrifice… — 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
They do not know what they say. If it came to a conflict of arms, the war will last at least four… — Robert E. Lee Copy Share Image
All I ever wanted was a Virginia farm, no end of cream and fresh butter and fried chicken - not one fried… — 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
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
I can anticipate no greater calamity for the country than the dissolution of the Union. It would be an accumulation of all… — Robert E. Lee Copy Share Image
There is a terrible war coming, and these young men who have never seen war cannot wait for it to happen, but… — Robert E. Lee Copy Share Image
General Longstreet,when once in a fight, was a most brilliant soldier; but he was the hardest man to move I had in… — 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
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
