Robert E. Lee Quotes - Page 6

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• I should NOT be trading on the blood of my men.

  Robert E. Lee

  Men, Blood, Should

  "Gentlemen of Virginia: A Study in Continuity". Book by Marshall William Fishwick, p. 188, 1961.

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• 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 them.

  Robert E. Lee

  Military, War, Men

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• You see what a poor sinner I am, and how unworthy to possess what was given me; for that reason it has been taken away.

  Robert E. Lee

  Taken, Reason, Poor

  Robert E. Lee (2016). “The Life and Letters of Robert E. Lee (Abridged)”, p.151, BIG BYTE BOOKS

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• Without music, we wouldn't have an Army.

  Robert E. Lee

  Army, Without Music

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• Teach him to deny himself.

  Robert E. Lee

  War, Civil War, Deny

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• I will attack no matter what and win the war!

  Robert E. Lee

  War, Winning, Matter

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

  Robert E. Lee

  Grief, Men, Joy

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• Lee tells his troops. After four years of arduous service marked by unsurpassed courage and fortitude the Army of Northern Virginia has been compelled to yield to overwhelming numbers and resources.

  Robert E. Lee

  Courage, Army, Yield

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• For I consider the character of no man affected by a want of success, provided he has made an honest effort to succeed.

  Robert E. Lee

  Character, Men, Effort

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• I believe I may so, looking into my own heart, and speaking as in the presence of God, that I have never know one moment of bitterness or resentment.

  Robert E. Lee

  War, Believe, Heart

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• General Longstreet,when once in a fight, was a most brilliant soldier; but he was the hardest man to move I had in my army.

  Robert E. Lee

  War, Moving, Army

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• I am as willing to serve now as in the beginning in any capacity and at any post where I can do good. The lower the position, the more suitable to my ability and the more agreeable to my feelings.

  Robert E. Lee

  War, Feelings, Capacity

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• It is glorious to see such courage in one so young.

  Robert E. Lee

  War, Civil War, Young

  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.2723, Madison & Adams

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• We must enlist our own snake and strike like a cobra against their vitals with an attack on Washington.

  Robert E. Lee

  War, Snakes, History

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• I have never witnessed on any previous occasion such entire disregard of the usage of civilized warfare and the dictates of humanity.

  Robert E. Lee

  War, Humanity, Usage

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• Life processes take place in an aqueous medium. All organisms are composed mostly of water, whether they dwell in the oceans, lakes, and rivers, or on the land. Because the physical and chemical properties of water are well suited to the requirements of life, it is no accident that life is a water-based phenomenon.

  Robert E. Lee

  Rain, Ocean, Lakes

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• Any victory would be dear at such a price.

  Robert E. Lee

  War, Victory, Would Be

  Robert E. Lee, Civil War Classics (2014). “Recollections and Letters of General Robert E. Lee (Civil War Classics)”, p.122, Diversion Books

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• Such an executive officer the sun never shone on. I have but to show him my design, and I know that it can be done, it will be done...Straight as the needle to the pole he advanced to the execution of my purpose.

  Robert E. Lee

  War, Design, Sun

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• Duty is the sublimest work in the English language.

  Robert E. Lee

  Language, Duty, English Language

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• Every student must be a gentleman.

  Robert E. Lee

  Gentleman, Students

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