"I shall do it as soon as the azaleas bloom in the spring."
The whole post was like poetry. This Yankee salutes your heritage on this day.
I am galled at the lack of honor and respect accorded Lee by our nation's ruling elite. At Arlington--which is still rather delapidated--there is a pitiful little collection box asking visitors to contribute a few dollars so that the house might, one day, be restored.
We can spend billions of tax dollars to support social parasites, but nothing to restore the home of a man who stands as a pillar of American history.