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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."


By:

Robert E. Lee (more quotes by Robert E. Lee or books by/about 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

Categories:

America, Military, Peace, Press, War

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