Author: Robert E. Lee

Quotes

I cannot trust a man to control others who cannot control himself.

I cannot trust a man to control others who cannot control himself.

- Robert E. Lee

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

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

- Robert E. Lee

We should live, act, and say nothing to the injury of anyone. It is not only best as a matter of principle, but it is the path to peace and honor.

We should live, act, and say nothing to the injury of anyone. It is not only best as a matter of principle, but it is the path to peace and honor.

- Robert E. Lee

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.

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

You must study to be frank with the world: Frankness is the child of honesty and courage.

You must study to be frank with the world: Frankness is the child of honesty and courage.

- Robert E. Lee

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

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

- Robert E. Lee

Never do a wrong thing to make a friend or to keep one.

Never do a wrong thing to make a friend or to keep one.

- Robert E. Lee

We must expect reverses, even defeats. They are sent to teach us wisdom and prudence, to call forth greater energies, and to prevent our falling into greater disasters.

We must expect reverses, even defeats. They are sent to teach us wisdom and prudence, to call forth greater energies, and to prevent our falling into greater disasters.

- Robert E. Lee

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

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

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