History teaches us to hope.

History teaches us to hope.

Robert E. Lee

My heart bleeds at the death of every one of our gallant men.

My heart bleeds at the death of every one of our gallant men.

He has lost his left arm, but my right.

He has lost his left arm, but my right.

All this has been my fault.

All this has been my fault.

I should NOT be trading on the blood of my men.

I should NOT be trading on the blood of my men.

Let us go home and cultivate our virtues.

Let us go home and cultivate our virtues.

You cannot be a true man until you learn to obey.

You cannot be a true man until you learn to obey.

But what a cruel thing is a war to separate and destroy families and friends.

But what a cruel thing is a war to separate and destroy families and friends.

We must forgive our enemies.

We must forgive our enemies.

A true man of honour feels humbled himself when he cannot help humbling others.

A true man of honour feels humbled himself when he cannot help humbling others.

The enemy is here, and if we do not whip him, he will whip us.

The enemy is here, and if we do not whip him, he will whip us.

We have but one rule here, and that is that every student must be a gentleman.

We have but one rule here, and that is that every student must be a gentleman.

My chief concern is to try to be a humble, earnest Christian.

My chief concern is to try to be a humble, earnest Christian.

We must look to the rising generation for the restoration of the country.

We must look to the rising generation for the restoration of the country.

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

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

The biggest mistake of my life was taking a military education.

The biggest mistake of my life was taking a military education.

It is good that war is so terrible, or we should become too fond of it.

It is good that war is so terrible, or we should become too fond of it.

A nation that does not remember what it was yesterday does not know where it is today.

A nation that does not remember what it was yesterday does not know where it is today.

I did only what my duty demanded. I could have taken no other course without dishonour.

I did only what my duty demanded. I could have taken no other course without dishonour.