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To: jmacusa

“General Robert E. Lee was, in my estimation, one of the supremely gifted men produced by our Nation. He believed unswervingly in the Constitutional validity of his cause which until 1865 was still an arguable question in America; he was a poised and inspiring leader, true to the high trust reposed in him by millions of his fellow citizens; he was thoughtful yet demanding of his officers and men, forbearing with captured enemies but ingenious, unrelenting and personally courageous in battle, and never disheartened by a reverse or obstacle. Through all his many trials, he remained selfless almost to a fault and unfailing in his faith in God. Taken altogether, he was noble as a leader and as a man, and unsullied as I read the pages of our history.

From deep conviction, I simply say this: a nation of men of Lee’s calibre would be unconquerable in spirit and soul. Indeed, to the degree that present-day American youth will strive to emulate his rare qualities, including his devotion to this land as revealed in his painstaking efforts to help heal the Nation’s wounds once the bitter struggle was over, we, in our own time of danger in a divided world, will be strengthened and our love of freedom sustained.

Such are the reasons that I proudly display the picture of this great American on my office wall.

Sincerely,

Dwight D. Eisenhower “


11 posted on 03/28/2023 5:46:47 AM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: Bonemaker
I don't give a damn what Ike had to say, doesn't make either one of them a saint.

He took up arms against the duly elected government he took an oath to defend and together with Democrat Jefferson Davis plunged this nation into it's costliest war ever.

If Lee had an ounce of brains and a grain of decency he would have realized after Gettysburg the war was lost but he and Davis continued the slaughter for another two years and what did he lead to? More death and destruction and the ruination of the South.

12 posted on 03/28/2023 9:47:29 AM PDT by jmacusa (Liberals. Too stupid to be idiots. )
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