I think that this letter that Robert E. Lee wrote is very interesting. He wrote this letter for his son and in the letter it includes many life lessons that are still taught today. For example, Robert E. Lee states, "If a friend asks a favor, you should grant it, if it is reasonable; if not, tell him plainly why you cannot; you would wrong him and wrong yourself by equivocation of any kind." (Lee). I thought that this was very interesting, and this quote stuck out at me as I was reading it. I thought that this was interesting because Mr. Lee is saying that if you are capable of doing your friend a favor, you should do it. And if you are not capable for any reason, then you should tell him exactly why you cannot. I think this stuck out to me because nowadays, I think we get kind of lazy and we choose not to do things just because it is inconvenient for us, even though we are perfectly capable of doing that favor.
Another quote that I picked out was, "If you have any fault to find with any one, tell him, not others, of what you complain; there is no more dangerous experiment than that of undertaking to be one thing before a man's face and another behind his back" (Lee). This is also something that very much still happens today. Mr. Lee tells us not to talk behind someones back, but he also tells us that if we find fault in someone to tell them because that is way better than passing it on. Based off of this, Robert E. Lee sounds like a pretty cool guy and it sounds like he stands for a lot of good things."We should live, act, and say nothing to the injury of any one. It is not only for the best as a matter of principle, but it is the path of peace and honor" (Lee).
"Robert E. Lee Letter to His Son." Www.sonofthesouth.net. Web. 13 Feb. 2012
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