WIST

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

Robert E. Lee (1807-1870) American military leader
(Attributed)

True patriotism sometimes requires of men to act exactly contrary, at one period, to that which it does at another, and the motive which impels them — the desire to do right — is precisely the same.

Robert E. Lee (1807-1870) American military leader
Letter to Gen. P. G. T. Beauregard (3 Oct 1865)

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

Robert E. Lee (1807-1870) American military leader
Letter to his son (1860)

Is it not strange that the descendants of those Pilgrim Fathers who crossed the Atlantic to preserve their own freedom of opinion have always proved themselves intolerant of the spiritual liberty of others?

Robert E. Lee (1807-1870) American military leader
Letter to his wife (27 Dec 1856)