Quotes by : Robert E. Lee

The war... was an unnecessary condition of affairs, and might have been avoided if forebearance and wisdom....

In this enlightened age, there are few I believe, but what will acknowledge, that slavery as an institution....

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

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

We have fought this fight as long and as well as we know how. We have been defeated. For us as a Christian....

We failed, but in the good providence of God apparent failure often proves a blessing.

Obedience to lawful authority is the foundation of manly character.

Read history, works of truth, not novels and romances

Abandon your animosities and make your sons Americans!

All motion is relative. Perhaps it is you who have moved away-by standing still