Lee was undoubtedly one of the greatest men our nation has produced.
Having braying Burn/Loot/Murder idiots cheer as his statue came down should be considered as a credit to Lee.
Unfortunately, I've always found the following quote to be more than just slightly applicable to modern America:
"Long before our time the customs of our ancestors molded admirable men; in turn these men upheld the ways and institutions of their forebears. Our age, however, inherited the Republic as if it were some beautiful painting of bygone ages, its colors already fading through great antiquity; and not only has our time neglected to freshen the colors of the picture, but we have failed to preserve its forms and outlines."
-Marcus Tullius Cicero
Lee was one of the greatest men in the history of mankind.