Quote from Robert E. Lee 

"[W]e made a great mistake in the beginning of our struggle, and I fear, in spite of all we can do, it will prove to be a fatal mistake. We appointed all our worst generals to command our armies, and all our best generals to edit the newspapers."

Quote by:
Robert E. Lee
(1807-1870) General-in-Chief of the Confederate States army
Date:
1865
Source:
Personal Reminiscences, Anecdotes, and Letters of Gen. Robert E. Lee, 1875
 
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