Accumulation Quote by Robert E. Lee

“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 complain of, and I am willing to sacrifice everything but honor for its preservation.” quote by Robert E. Lee — Download Open image

“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 complain of, and I am willing to sacrifice everything but honor for its preservation.”

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My trust is in the mercy and wisdom of a kind Providence, who ordereth all things for our good.

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All military history records the triumphs of discipline and courage far more frequently than numbers and resources.

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A true man of honor feels humbled himself when he cannot help humbling others.

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I will attack no matter what and win the war!

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A man may manifest and communicate his joy, but he should conceal and smother his grief as much as possible.

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