The consolidation of the states into one vast empire, sure to be aggressive abroad and despotic at home, will be the certain precursor of ruin which has overwhelmed all that preceded it.
Robert E. LeeThere is no more dangerous experiment than that of undertaking to be one thing before a man's face and another behind his back.
Robert E. LeeThe time is not come for impartial history. If the truth were told just now, it would not be credited.
Robert E. LeeWe cannot afford to be idle, and though weaker than our opponents in men and military equipments, must endeavor to harass, if we cannot destroy them.
Robert E. Lee