Robert E. Lee Quotes
I tremble for my country when I hear of confidence expressed in me. I know too well my weakness, that our only hope is in God.
Citations
Jones, J. William. Personal Reminiscences, Anecdotes, and Letters of Gen. Robert E. Lee. D. Appleton and Company, 1874, p. 43.
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Robert Edward Lee was an American Confederate general best known as a commander of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He led the Army of Northern Virginia from 1862 until its surrender in 1865 and earned a reputation as a skilled tactician.