I can anticipate no greater calamity for the country than the dissolution of the Union. It would be an accumulation of all the evils we complain of, and I am willing to sacrifice everything but honor for its preservation.


The Story of Robert E. Lee: As Told in His Own Words and Those of His Contemporaries (ed. 1964)

Robert E. Lee Quotes

I can anticipate no greater calamity for the country than the dissolution of the Union. It would be an accumulation of all the evils we complain of,...

I can anticipate no greater calamity for the country than the dissolution of the Union. It would be an accumulation of all the evils we complain of,...

I can anticipate no greater calamity for the country than the dissolution of the Union. It would be an accumulation of all the evils we complain of,...

I can anticipate no greater calamity for the country than the dissolution of the Union. It would be an accumulation of all the evils we complain of,...