Author: Robert E. Lee

Quotes

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

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

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

Get correct views of life, and learn to see the world in its true light. It will enable you to live pleasantly, to do good, and, when summoned away, to leave without regret.

Get correct views of life, and learn to see the world in its true light. It will enable you to live pleasantly, to do good, and, when summoned away, to leave without regret.

- Robert E. Lee

It is well that war is so terrible, otherwise we should grow too fond of it.

It is well that war is so terrible, otherwise we should grow too fond of it.

- Robert E. Lee

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

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

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

Obedience to lawful authority is the foundation of manly character.

Obedience to lawful authority is the foundation of manly character.

- Robert E. Lee

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