Some quotes attributed to him.
"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." From a letter to General P. G. T. Beauregard, October 3, 1865
"You must be frank with the world; frankness is the child of honesty and courage. Say just what you mean to do on every occasion, and take it for granted you mean to do right ... Above all do not appear to others what you are not.'' - from Extraordinary Lives: The Art and Craft of American Biography (1986) by Robert A. Caro and William Knowlton Zinsser
"I think it better to do right, even if we suffer in so doing, than to incur the reproach of our consciences and posterity."
''Our country demands all our strength, all our energies. To resist the powerful combination now forming against us will require every man at his place. If victorious, we have everything to hope for in the future. If defeated, nothing will be left for us to live for. My whole trust is in God, and I am ready for whatever He may ordain."
Here is the New York Times obituary for General Lee.
