It is well that war is so terrible, or we should get too fond of it.
¶ (Attributed)
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Robert E. Lee (1807-1870) American military leader
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.
¶ Letter to Gen. P. G. T. Beauregard (3 Oct 1865)
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