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South Quotes by Robert E. Lee
- There is a terrible war coming, and these young men who have never seen war cannot wait for it to happen, but I tell you,…
- So far from engaging in a war to perpetuate slavery, I am rejoiced that Slavery is abolished. I believe it will be greatly for the…
- They do not know what they say. If it came to a conflict of arms, the war will last at least four years. Northern politicians…
- I have thought from the time of the cessation of the hostilities, that silence and patience on the part of the South was the true…
- All that the South has ever desired was that the Union, as established by our forefathers, should be preserved, and that the government as originally…
- Everyone should do all in his power to collect and disseminate the truth, in the hope that it may find a place in history and…
- I have fought against the people of the North because I believed they were seeking to wrest from the South dearest rights. But I have…
More South Quotes
- The First World War, and especially the latest one, largely swept away what was left in Europe of feudalism and of feudal… — Emily Greene Balch
- Blakes Hotel in South Kensington was a particular favourite of mine during what I affectionately think of as my Restless Years. — Julie Burchill
- I wanted to be a great white hunter, a prospector for gold, or a slave trader. But then, when I was eight,… — Wilbur Smith
- What I've come to learn is that the world is never saved in grand messianic gestures, but in the simple accumulation of… — Chris Abani
- I'm from the South, so while I personally find it impossible to live there, I still have a fondness for it as… — Alan Ball
- On Saturday, I was a surgeon in South Africa, very little known. On Monday, I was world renowned. — Christiaan Barnard
- In time, we shall be in a position to bestow on South Africa the greatest possible gift - a more human face. — Steven Biko
- Sometimes I like to play the soundtracks to famous musicals so we can all sing along. South Pacific is one of my… — Louise Brown