Memorable Quotes and quotations from Robert E. Lee

Robert E. Lee US-Confederate general (1807 - 1870)


Robert E. Lee -
- Duty, then, is the sublimest word in our language. Do your duty in all things. You cannot do more, you should never wish to do less.

Robert E. Lee - last words, 12 October 1870.
- Strike the tent.

Robert E. Lee -
- Duty then is the sublimest word in the English language. You should do your duty in all things. You can never do more. You should never wish to do less.

Robert E. Lee - Conversation with Gen. Longstreet
- To be a good soldier, you must love the army. To be a good commander, you must be willing to order the death of the thing you love.

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