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#1

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

tags: war, warfare

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#2

“Never do a wrong thing to make a friend--or to keep one.”
― Robert E. Lee

tags: bullying, means-justifying-the-ends, moral-courage

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#3

“I cannot trust a man to control others who cannot control himself.”
― Robert E. Lee

tags: inspirational, leadership, self-control

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#4

“I can only say that I am nothing but a poor sinner, trusting in Christ alone for salvation.”
― Robert E. Lee

tags: faith, religion

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#5

“In all my perplexities and distresses, the Bible has never failed to give me light and strength.”
― Robert E. Lee

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#6

“The education of a man is never completed until he dies.”
― Robert E. Lee

tags: lifelong-learning

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#7

“I like whiskey. I always did, and that is why I never drink it.”
― Robert E. Lee

tags: abstemiousness, drinking

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#8

“What a cruel thing is war: to separate and destroy families and friends, and mar the purest joys and happiness God has granted us in this world; to fill our hearts with hatred instead of love for our neighbors, and to devastate the fair face of this beautiful world.”
― Robert E. Lee

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#9

“A true man of honor feels humbled himself when he cannot help humbling others.”
― Robert E. Lee

tags: humbleness, inspirational

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#10

“My trust is in the mercy and wisdom of a kind Providence, who ordereth all things for our good.”
― Robert E. Lee

tags: providence

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#11

“Read history, works of truth, not novels and romances”
― Robert E. Lee

tags: reading

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#12

“America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.”
― Abraham Lincoln

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#13

“Books serve to show a man that those original thoughts of his aren't very new after all.”
― Abraham Lincoln

tags: books, originality, unique

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#14

“My Best Friend is a person who will give me a book I have not read.”
― Abraham Lincoln

tags: attributed-no-source, books

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#15

“Do I not destroy my enemies when I make them my friends?”
― Abraham Lincoln

tags: abe, enemies, enemy, friend, friends, friendship, life, lincoln

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#16

“If you want to find out what a man is to the bottom, give him power. Any man can stand adversity — only a great man can stand prosperity. It is the glory of Abraham Lincoln that he never abused power only on the side of mercy”
― Robert Ingersoll

tags: adversity, character, power

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#17

“My concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God's side, for God is always right.”
― Abraham Lincoln

tags: inspirational, philosophical, politics, religion, religious

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#18

“If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?”
― Abraham Lincoln

tags: humor

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#19

“I don't like that man. I must get to know him better.”
― Abraham Lincoln

tags: emnity, understanding-others

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#20

“When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.”
― Abraham Lincoln

tags: desperation, misattributed, tenacity

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#21

“Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.”
― Abraham Lincoln

tags: belief

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#22

“It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.”
― George Washington

tags: confession, excuses, honesty, lies, lying, truth

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#23

“It is better to be alone than in bad company.”
― George Washington

tags: character, honor, reputation

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#24

“If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.”
― George Washington

tags: freedom, freedom-of-speech

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#25

“But lest some unlucky event should happen unfavorable to my reputation, I beg it may be remembered by every gentleman in the room that I this day declare with the utmost sincerity, I do not think myself equal to the command I am honored with.”
― George Washington

tags: humbleness, remember

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#26

“A free people ought not only to be armed, but disciplined; to which end a uniform and well-digested plan is requisite; and their safety and interest require that they should promote such manufactories as tend to render them independent of others for essential, particularly military, supplies.”
― George Washington

tags: guns, right-to-bear-arms, second-amendment

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#27

“If we ever forget that we're one nation under God, then we will be one nation gone under.”
― Ronald Reagan

tags: inspirational, religon, separation-of-church-and-state

725 likes

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#28

“Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves.”
― Ronald Reagan

tags: freedom-of-choice, government, inspirational, political-philosophy, politics

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#29

“I have left orders to be awakened at any time during national emergency, even if I'm in a cabinet meeting.”
― Ronald Reagan

tags: growing-older, humor, napping, politics

468 likes

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#30

“The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help.”
― Ronald Reagan

tags: government-programs, scope-of-government

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