It is well that war is so terrible. We should grow too fond of it. — Quoted

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“It is well that war is so terrible. We should grow too fond of it.”

Robert E. Lee · War

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I tremble for my country when I hear of confidence expressed in me. I know too well my weakness, that our only hope is in God.

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The war... was an unnecessary condition of affairs, and might have been avoided if forebearance and wisdom had been practiced on both sides.

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

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

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