Quote From One of America's Greatest Patriots


	Quote From One of America's Greatest Patriots

Rustee

8-11-2009 7:29 PM

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history, government, federalism

Rustee says:

Quoted from correspondence with Lord Acton (himself a classical liberal statesman) shortly after the Civil War...Robert E. Lee.

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