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"Keep steady in the view of the great principles for which you contend. The safety of your homes and the lives of all you hold dear depend upon your courage and exertions. Let each man resolve to be victorious, and that the right of self government, liberty and peace shall find him a defender." ---General Robert E. Lee to his men, 1861

"You must do your duty in all things you can never do more, you should never wish to to less." - Robert E. Lee

"Remember, gentlemen, the eyes of the South are upon you" -- Gen. Lee

[Colt .45]

"Lee considered secession to be the wrong answer to the country's struggle, yet he firmly stated that any attempt to "pin the States in the Union with a bayonet" was a violation of the fundamental principles for which the fathers fought in 1776."

And there it is folks - the basic reason why the South fought!