I have been up to see the Congress and they do not seem to be able to do anything except to eat peanuts and chew tobacco, while my army is starving.

I cannot trust a man to control others who cannot control himself.

A nation which does not remember what it was yesterday does not know where it is today.

I would rather die a thousand deaths than surrender.

General Longstreet,when once in a fight, was a most brilliant soldier; but he was the hardest man to move I had in my army.

I was too weak to defend, so I attacked

The enemy never sees the backs of my Texans!