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War Quotes by Robert E. Lee
- A Union that can only be maintained by swords and bayonets, and in which strife and civil war are to take the place of brotherly…
- I can anticipate no greater calamity for the country than the dissolution of the Union. It would be an accumulation of all the evils we…
- With all my devotion to the Union, and the feeling of loyalty and duty of an American citizen, I have not been able to make…
- 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…
- We must forgive our enemies. I can truly say that not a day has passed since the war began that I have not prayed for…
- It is glorious to see such courage in one so young.
- He has lost his left arm, but I my right.
- Sir, if you ever presume again to speak disrespectfully of General Grant in my presence, either you or I will sever his connection with this…
- We made a great mistake in the beginning of our struggle, and I fear, in spite of all we can do, it will prove to…
- There is no more dangerous experiment than that of undertaking to be one thing before a man's face and another behind his back.
- Teach him to deny himself.
- Keep steady in the view of the great principles for which you contend. The safety of your homes and the lives of all you hold…
- I am now considered such a monster, that I hesitate to darken with my shadow, the doors of those I love, lest I should bring…
- All this has been my fault.
- I believe it to be the duty of everyone to unite in the restoration of the country and the reestablishment of peace and harmony.
- The enemy is here, and if we do not whip him, he will whip us.
- Any victory would be dear at such a price.
- We cannot afford to be idle, and though weaker than our opponents in men and military equipments, must endeavor to harass, if we cannot destroy…
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