Quote#Truth
True patriotism sometimes requires of men to act exactly contrary, at…
Quote byRobert E. Lee · 1807–1870
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Letter to General P.G.T. Beauregard (3 October 1865).
English (original)
True patriotism sometimes requires of men to act exactly contrary, at one period, to that which it does at another, and the motive which impels them — the desire to do right — is precisely the same.
— Robert E. Lee
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