Robert E. Lee Quotes About War

Quotes about: War

• Mr. Blair, I look upon secession as anarchy. If I owned the four millions of slaves in the South, I would sacrifice them all to the Union; but how can I draw my sword upon Virginia, my native State?

  Robert E. Lee

  War, Men, History

  "Life and Campaigns of General Robert E. Lee". Book by James Dabney McCabe, p.30, 1866.

• 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 interest of the South. So fully am I satisfied of this that I would have cheerfully lost all that I have lost by the war, and have suffered all that I have suffered to have this object attained.

  Robert E. Lee

  War, Believe, Slavery

• Remember, we are all one country now. Dismiss from your mind all sectional feeling, and bring them up to be Americans.

  Robert E. Lee

  Country, War, Feelings

  Jefferson Davis, Heros von Borcke, Robert E. Lee, Frank H. Alfriend, John Esten Cooke (2017). “REBEL YELL: History of the Confederacy, Memoirs and Biographies of the Confederate Leaders & Official Documents: History of the Confederate States, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, Heros von Borcke, Constitution of the Confederate States and More”, p.2953, Madison & Adams

• 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 university.

  Robert E. Lee

  War, Connections, Speak

  "Lee the American". Book by Gamaliel Bradford, p. 226, 1912.

• I believe it to be the duty of everyone to unite in the restoration of the country and the reestablishment of peace and harmony.

  Robert E. Lee

  Country, War, Believe

  Robert E. Lee (1904). “Recollections and Letters of General Robert E. Lee”, p.97, Lulu.com

• So far from engaging in a war to perpetuate slavery, I am rejoiced that slavery is abolished.

  Robert E. Lee

  War, Slavery, Engaging

  Statement to John Leyburn on May 01, 1870. "R. E. Lee: A Biography" by Douglas Southall Freeman, 1934.

• What a cruel thing war is... to fill our hearts with hatred instead of love for our neighbors.

  Robert E. Lee

  Peace, War, Heart

  Robert E. Lee (2016). “The Life and Letters of Robert E. Lee (Abridged)”, p.206, BIG BYTE BOOKS

• What a cruel thing is war: to separate and destroy families and friends, and mar the purest joys and happiness God has granted us in this world; to fill our hearts with hatred instead of love for our neighbors, and to devastate the fair face of this beautiful world.

  Robert E. Lee

  Beautiful, Peace, War

  Robert E. Lee (2016). “The Life and Letters of Robert E. Lee (Abridged)”, p.206, BIG BYTE BOOKS

• 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 them.

  Robert E. Lee

  War, Forgiving, Enemy

  John Esten Cooke, Robert E. Lee (2017). “General Robert E. Lee: The True Story of the Infamous “Marble Man”: The Life & Legacy of Robert E. Lee, Including & Personal Writings, Speeches and Orders”, p.427, Madison & Adams

• The war... was an unnecessary condition of affairs, and might have been avoided if forebearance and wisdom had been practiced on both sides.

  Robert E. Lee

  Peace, War, Two Sides

• There is no more dangerous experiment than that of undertaking to be one thing before a man's face and another behind his back.

  Robert E. Lee

  War, Men, Faces

  John Esten Cooke, Robert E. Lee (2017). “General Robert E. Lee: The True Story of the Infamous “Marble Man”: The Life & Legacy of Robert E. Lee, Including & Personal Writings, Speeches and Orders”, p.42, Madison & Adams

• 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 will not appreciate the determination and pluck of the South, and Southern politicians do not appreciate the numbers, resources, and patient perseverance of the North. Both sides forget that we are all Americans. I foresee that our country will pass through a terrible ordeal, a necessary expiation, perhaps, for our national sins.

  Robert E. Lee

  Country, Perseverance, Determination

• All I ever wanted was a Virginia farm, no end of cream and fresh butter and fried chicken - not one fried chicken, or two, but unlimited fried chicken.

  Robert E. Lee

  War, Virginia, Two

• 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 up my mind to raise my hand against my relative, my children, my home. I have, therefore, resigned my commission in the Army.

  Robert E. Lee

  Loyalty, Children, War

  Robert E. Lee, Ben Wynne (2004). “Recollections and Letters”, p.21, Barnes & Noble Publishing

• 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 love and kindness, has no charm for me.

  Robert E. Lee

  Love, Kindness, War

  Robert E. Lee (2016). “The Life and Letters of Robert E. Lee (Abridged)”, p.116, BIG BYTE BOOKS

• The dominant party cannot reign forever, and truth and justice will prevail at last.

  Robert E. Lee

  War, Party, Justice

  Robert E. Lee, Ben Wynne (2004). “Recollections and Letters”, p.232, Barnes & Noble Publishing

• It is good that war is so horrible, or we might grow to like it.

  Robert E. Lee

  War, Might, Horrible

• What a beautiful world God, in His loving kindness to His creatures, has given us! What a shame that men endowed with reason and knowledge of right should mar His gifts.

  Robert E. Lee

  Beautiful, Kindness, War

  Robert E. Lee, Ben Wynne (2004). “Recollections and Letters”, p.84, Barnes & Noble Publishing

• I have been up to see the Congress and they do not seem to be able to do anything except to eat peanuts and chew tobacco, while my army is starving.

  Robert E. Lee

  War, Army, Aggravation

  Remark to his son, G. W. Custis Lee, in March 1865. South Atlantic Quarterly, July 1927.

• It is well that war is so terrible. We should grow too fond of it.

  Robert E. Lee

  Memorial Day, Peace, War

  Attributed; after the battle of Fredericksburg, December 1862

• Alabama soldiers, all I ask of you is to keep up with the Texans!

  Robert E. Lee

  War, Soldier, Alabama

• You cannot barter manhood for peace.

  Robert E. Lee

  War, Manhood

• But what a cruel thing is war to separate and destroy families and friends.

  Robert E. Lee

  Friendship, War, Family And Friends

  Robert E. Lee (2007). “Recollections and Letters of Robert E. Lee”, p.89, Courier Corporation

• 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 course; and I think so still. Controversy of all kinds will, in my opinion, only serve to continue excitement and passion, and will prevent the public mind from the acknowledgement and acceptance of the truth.

  Robert E. Lee

  War, Passion, Acceptance

  Robert E. Lee (1904). “Recollections and Letters of General Robert E. Lee”, p.131, Lulu.com

• 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.

  Robert E. Lee

  Country, War, Sacrifice

  Letter to his son, G. W. Custis Lee, January 23, 1861.

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