… I believe that the maintenance of the rights and authority reserved to the states and to the people … are the safeguard to the continuance of a free government … whereas the consolidation of the states into one vast republic, sure to be aggressive abroad and despotic at home, will be the certain precursor of that ruin which has overwhelmed all those that have preceded it.
General Robert E. Lee
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ROBERT E. LEE You cannot be a true man until you learn to obey. ROBERT E. LEE Strike the tent. ROBERT E. LEE To be a good soldier, you must love the army. To be a good commander, you must be willing to order t... ROBERT E. LEE If a friend asks a favor, you should grant it if it is reasonable; if not, tell him plainly why you ... ROBERT E. LEE It is well that war is so terrible, or we should grow too fond of it. ROBERT E. LEE I have fought against the people of the North because I believed they were seeking to wrest from the... ROBERT E. LEE "After four years of arduous service marked by unsurpassed courage and fortitude, the Army of Northe... ROBERT E. LEE I tremble for my country when I hear of confidence expressed in me. I know too well my weakness, tha... ROBERT E. LEE What a cruel thing is war: to separate and destroy families and friends, and mar the purest joys and... ROBERT E. LEE Why, sir, in the beginning we appointed all our worst generals to command the armies, and all our be... ROBERT E. LEE The truth is this: The march of Providence is so slow and our desires so impatient; the work of prog... ROBERT E. LEE The devil's name is dullness. ROBERT E. LEE He loves his sailors, he loves his Navy, no bones about that, ... He never expects anything in retur... ROBERT E. LEE The devil's name is dullness. ROBERT E. LEE My experience through life has convinced me that, while moderation and temperance in all things are ... ROBERT E. LEE Let the tent be struck. ROBERT E. LEE Duty is the sublimest word in our language. ROBERT E. LEE Our country demands all our strength, all our energies. To resist the powerful combination now formi... ROBERT E. LEE It would appear that General Hooker has placed his hindquarters where his headquarters should be." (... ROBERT E. LEE It is well that war is so terrible, or we should get too fond of it. ROBERT E. LEE Do your duty in all things, like the old Puritan. You cannot do more; you should never wish to do le... ROBERT E. LEE Go home all you boys who fought with me and help build up the shattered fortunes of our old state ROBERT E. LEE There are very few nearly perfect plays. 'Streetcar' is one of them, ROBERT E. LEE Never do a wrong thing to make a friend--or to keep one. ROBERT E. LEE Private and public life are subject to the same rules-- truth and manliness are two qualities that w... ROBERT E. LEE No matter how righteous you are, no matter how carefully you cultivate the companionship of the... REX E. LEE This is America. You can do anything here. ROBERT E. TURNER My characters are more like men than these real men are, see. They're rough and rude, they got hands... ROBERT E. HOWARD The more I see of what you call civilization, the more highly I think of what you call savagery! ROBERT E. HOWARD Barbarianism is the natural state of mankind. Civilization is unnatural. It is the whim of circumsta... ROBERT E. HOWARD All Coolidge had to do in 1924 was to keep his mean trap shut, to be elected. All Harding had to do ... ROBERT E. SHERWOOD This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what com... ROBERT E. SPEER This duality has been reflected in classical as well as modern literature as reason versus passion, ... ROBERT E. ORNSTEIN All fled--all done, so lift me on the pyre;
The feast is over, and the lamps expire. ROBERT E. HOWARD To summarize, Easter Sunday is the most important Sunday. It is the Sunday of all Sundays. It is the... ROBERT E. WEBBER He must be independent and brave, and sure of himself and of the importance of his work, because if ... ROBERT E. SHERWOOD And, most important, we have to shift our understanding of ourselves as separate individuals, each s... ROBERT E. ORNSTEIN He must be a chaser of wild geese, as well as of wild ducks. He must be prepared to make a public sp... ROBERT E SHERWOOD Never the less, it is no light thing to enter into a profession absolutely foreign and alien to the ... ROBERT E. HOWARD What do I know of cultured ways, the gilt, the craft and the lie? I, who was born in a naked la... ROBERT E. HOWARD Civilized men are more discourteous than savages because they know they can be impolite without havi... ROBERT E. HOWARD Laws continue to be enacted, and the regulatory environment has become more complex due to unaccepta... ROBERT E. DAVIS The suicide passes a judgment. Society does not care to examine the judgment, but in defense of itse... ROBERT E. NEALE Love actually is a great act of the will. It's when I say, "I desire your good, not for my sake but ... ROBERT E. BARRON Chronic anxiety is a state more undesirable than any other, and we will try almost any maneuver to e... ROBERT E. NEALE To be able to write a play a man must be sensitive, imaginative, naive, gullible, passionate; he mus... ROBERT E. SHERWOOD Drink life down, Empty the bottle, Taste, sip, guzzle, As to how, It matters not, Just drink life do... ROBERT E. BERG Shaken and marked deeply so,
Heart bared open rent asunder,
Eyes dew-drops in the morning chill,
Lab... ROBERT E. BERG Happiness comes with simple things in life, sometimes a word, sometimes a kind gesture given or rece... ROBERT E. BERG All Coolidge had to do in 1924 was to keep his mean trap shut, to be elected. All Harding had to do ... ROBERT E SHERWOOD Even in rain, we can be facinated with sensations of beauty in the world, sight, sound, smell, and d... ROBERT E. BERG Seek another such matched dance,
Fall again under such a trance,
Can such dreams again be found?
Lov... ROBERT E. BERG I am the giver of life, part of every person. I am in the sky, a rainbow, a cloud, a humid day. I am... ROBERT E. BERG Fill the phial full, decant love of life, don’t bottle it up, holding all inside. ROBERT E. BERG Soft sweet memories haunting,
Bring waking awareness to my soul,
Bleed out upon this page,
Thoughts ... ROBERT E. BERG Wild abandon release the pain?
Healing not yet to be gained,
Mind and soul yet wrapped about,
Dreame... ROBERT E. BERG
MUSINGS
The little poets sing of little things: Hope, cheer, and f... ROBERT E. HOWARD I have known many gods. He who denies them is as blind as he who trusts them too deeply. I seek not ... ROBERT E. HOWARD A person that knows what he wants is dangerous. ROBERT E. MILLER As for relegated/delegated responsibility to ensure organizational software licensing compliance, ma... ROBERT E. DAVIS Soil, spot, odorous clothes, Wash and rinse problems away, Grey water for plants to grow, A clean sh... ROBERT E. BERG Basking in the Sunshine,
Caress of your warm glow,
Cast beneath a spell of passions,
Lost of all con... ROBERT E. BERG Tendrils of snow drifting along the beaten track, Bright sun shining through the lingering cold abov... ROBERT E. BERG Burn bright soul, Scream to the heavens, Seize what life offers, Warmth will be in remembrance, When... ROBERT E. BERG All are different, judge not on appearences, look at the whole, celebrate life and those who seek to... ROBERT E. BERG Developing and implementing IT governance design effectiveness and efficiency can be a multidirectio... ROBERT E. DAVIS How can I wear the harness of toil And sweat at the daily round, While in my soul forever<... ROBERT E. HOWARD I'm not going out of my way looking for devils; but I wouldn't step out of my path to let one go by. ROBERT E. HOWARD When a flight is proceeding incredibly well, something was forgotten. ROBERT E. LIVINGSTON My apple trees will never get across
And eat the cones under his pines, I tell him.
He only sa... ROBERT LEE FROST The sun was warm but the wind was chill.
You know how it is with an April day
When the sun is ... ROBERT LEE FROST Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village though;
He will not see me s... ROBERT LEE FROST Two roads diverged in a wood, and I--
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all t... ROBERT LEE FROST Most men overestimate themselves. It’s the only way they can reproduce. It’s why we’re all her... VICTOR ROBERT LEE "Men work together," I told him from the heart,
"Whether they work together or apart." ROBERT LEE FROST Cono felt embarrassed by the thought that he might have been just another pitiful orphan trying to t... VICTOR ROBERT LEE Wisdom is nothing more than healed pain. ROBERT GARY LEE The apparent antiquity of the gene responsible for red hair among Celtic peoples suggests that it ma... ROBERT LEE HOTZ A kite only flies if it’s tethered. VICTOR ROBERT LEE Todd was neuter, it seemed, except for the near-orgasmic pleasure he took from his formulas. Cono gu... VICTOR ROBERT LEE Leaves from the vine, Falling so slow Like fragile tiny shells Drifting in the foam GENERAL IROH Alberta has long been seen as a mecca of opportunity, with hard-working and independently- minded pe... GOVERNOR GENERAL On behalf of the people of Canada , I sincerely thank the residents of Hartley Bay, who, without kno... GOVERNOR GENERAL Recipients of the Governor General's Caring Canadian Award are the glimmer of hope that saves so man... GOVERNOR GENERAL I think today is sweet revenge. GOVERNOR GENERAL he said, referring to Reilly and his staff, ''there's a very good chance that the Supreme Judicial C... GENERAL SCOTT The ruthless, in the end, are the ones that will succeed. Those not held down by moral, by law,... GENERAL GRIEVOUS The impact of violent video games upon children is not as clearly established as the impact of viole... ROBERT E. MCAFEE, MD. Through television and movies, our society is a virtual captive of an entire world of violence ROBERT E. MCAFEE, MD. Only those are fit to live who are not afraid to die. GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR We herd sheep, we drive cattle, we lead people. Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way. GENERAL GEORGE PATTON Don't tell people how to do things, tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their result... GENERAL GEORGE PATTON I shall return. GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR Every St. Patrick's Day every Irishman goes out to find another Irishman to make a speech to. GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR The object and practice of liberty lies in the limitation of governmental power. GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR I have known war as few men now living know it. It's very
destructiveness on both friend and foe has... GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR From the Far East I send you one single thought, one sole idea--written in red on every beachhead fo... GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR A Cadmean victory. (The conquerors suffer as much as the
conquered.) GENERAL FERDINAND FOCH Victory is a thing of the will. GENERAL FERDINAND FOCH Our peace must be a peace of victors, not of the vanquished. GENERAL FERDINAND FOCH To the victors belong the spoils. (The spoils to the victors.) GENERAL FERDINAND FOCH If everyone is thinking alike then somebody isn't thinking. GENERAL GEORGE PATTON If the Lord should once more give us sunshine and I do not give you enough fighting, I will never as... GENERAL JOHN STARK It is certain that the two World Wars in which I have participated would not have occurred had we be... GENERAL GEORGE PATTON Battle is the most magnificent competition in which a human being can indulge. It brings out all tha... GENERAL GEORGE PATTON There's only one proper way for a professional soldier to die. That's from the last bullet, of the l... GENERAL GEORGE PATTON I see that old flagpole still stands. Have your troops hoist the colors to its peak, and let no enem... GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR I have known war as few men now living know it. It's very destructiveness on both friend and foe has... GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR People of the Philippines: I have returned. By the grace of Almighty God, our forces stand again on ... GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR Fatigue makes cowards of us all. GENERAL GEORGE PATTON The powers in charge keep us in a perpetual state of fear keep us in a continuous stampede of patrio... GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR Courage is fear holding on a minute longer. GENERAL GEORGE PATTON Last, but by no means least, courage-moral courage, the courage of one's convictions, the courage to... GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR No man is entitled to the blessings of freedom unless he be vigilant in its preservation. GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR There is a time to take counsel of your fears, and there is a time to never listen to your fear. GENERAL GEORGE PATTON If we take the generally accepted definition of bravery as a quality which knows no fear, I have nev... GENERAL GEORGE PATTON It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived. GENERAL GEORGE PATTON I do not fear failure. I only fear the slowing up of the engine inside of me which is pounding, sayi... GENERAL GEORGE PATTON A general is just as good or just as bad as the troops under his command make him. GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR Like the old soldier of the ballad, I now close my military career and just fade away, an old soldie... GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR Old soldiers never die; they just fade away. GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR A Prayer For My SonBuild me a son, O Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he is weak, and br... GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR A good plan violently executed right now is far better than a perfect plan executed next week. GENERAL GEORGE PATTON A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow. GENERAL GEORGE PATTON The best luck of all is the luck you make for yourself. GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR Live Free Or Die; Death Is Not The Worst of Evils. GENERAL JOHN STARK Part of the American dream is to live long and die young. Only those Americans who are willing to di... GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR I realize that advice is worth what it costs--that is, nothing. GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR The most vital quality a soldier can possess is self-confidence. GENERAL GEORGE PATTON Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom. GENERAL GEORGE PATTON If I do my full duty, the rest will take care of itself. GENERAL GEORGE PATTON I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom. GENERAL GEORGE PATTON If a man has done his best, what else is there? GENERAL GEORGE PATTON You need to overcome the tug of people against you as you reach for high goals. GENERAL GEORGE PATTON By profession I am a soldier and take pride in that fact. But I am prouder -- infinitely prouder -- ... GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR You are remembered for the rules you break. GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR There is not one incident in the history of humanity in which defeatism led to peace which was anyth... GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR Our government has kept us in a perpetual state of fear -- kept us in a continuous stampede of patri... GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR I feel very proud, even though they didn't elect me, to be President of the Argentines. GENERAL LEOPOLDO GALTIERI Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingen... GENERAL GEORGE PATTON We are not retreating - we are advancing in another direction. GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR Accept the challenges, so you may feel the exhilaration of victory. GENERAL GEORGE PATTON Human beings are made up of flesh and blood, and a miracle fiber called courage. GENERAL GEORGE PATTON