It Is History That Teaches Us To

It Is Easier To Make Our Wishes Conform To Our Means Than To Make Our Means Conform To Our Wishes.

Let Danger Never Turn You Aside From The Pursuit Of Honor Or The Service To Your Country ... Know That Death Is Inevitable And The Fame Of Virtue Is Immortal

Lee Tells His Troops. After Four Years Of Arduous Service Marked By Unsurpassed Courage And Fortitude The Army Of Northern Virginia Has Been Compelled To Yield To Overwhelming Numbers And Resources.

We Must Expect Reverses, Even Defeats. They Are Sent To Teach Us Wisdom And Prudence, To Call Forth Greater Energies, And To Prevent Our Falling Into Greater Disasters.

There Is Scarcely Anything That Is Right That We Cannot Hope To Accomplish By Labor And Perseverance. But The First Must Be Earnest And The Second Unremitting.