More From Robert E. Lee
- "The trite saying that honesty is the best policy has met with the just criticism that honesty is not policy. The real honest man is honest from conviction of what is right, not from policy."
- "It is good that war is so horrible, or we might grow to like it."
- "Get correct views of life, and learn to see the world in its true light. It will enable you to live pleasantly, to do good, and, when summoned away, to leave without regret."
More In War
- "I mean, we’re going to probably debate the Iraq war for at least as long as I’m alive."― Paul Wolfowitz
- "A prisoner of war is a man who tries to kill you and fails, and then asks you not to kill him."― Winston Churchill
- "In short, it may be said that on paper the obligations to settle international disputes peacefully are now so comprehensive and far-reaching that it is almost impossible for a state to resort to war without violating one or more solemn treaty obligations."― Arthur Henderson