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.

Robert E. Lee

History teaches us to hope.

History teaches us to hope.

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.

Wisdom is nothing more than healed pain.

Wisdom is nothing more than healed pain.

The real honest man is honest from conviction of what is right, not from policy.

The real honest man is honest from conviction of what is right, not from policy.

We have only one rule here - to act like a gentleman at all times.

We have only one rule here - to act like a gentleman at all times.

You cannot barter manhood for peace.

You cannot barter manhood for peace.

Ideas are easy to conceive, less easy to execute.

Ideas are easy to conceive, less easy to execute.

Read history, works of truth, not novels and romances

Read history, works of truth, not novels and romances

Obedience to lawful authority is the foundation of manly character.

Obedience to lawful authority is the foundation of manly character.

Never do the wrong thing to make a friend or to keep one.

Never do the wrong thing to make a friend or to keep one.

Marry...into a family that will enable your children to feel proud of both sides of the house.

Marry...into a family that will enable your children to feel proud of both sides of the house.