Robert E. Lee, (1807-1870) General-in-Chief of the Confederate States army Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quote Share via Email Print this Page Robert E. Lee Quote “...[T]here is no more dangerous experiment than that of undertaking to be one thing before a man's face and another behind his back.”Robert E. Lee ~ Robert E. Lee (1807-1870) General-in-Chief of the Confederate States army Honor , Integrity Ratings and Comments Reply Scott Weber, Grand Rapids, Michigan 7/5/06 Some things just never change, the brightest, most insightful, knowledgable, patriotic generals still edit newspapers. Reply Riley Wikk, Kenai 5/5/08 it sucks Reply Anonymous 2/14/09 Reply J Carlton, Calgary 2/4/10 Dangerous because in Lee's time that sort of behaviour might have earned you a bullet in the chest or a rope around your neck. Today it's common practice inside the Beltway though. Party On Congress! Reply Mike, Norwalk 2/4/10 welcome to the political world of Amerika Reply warren, olathe 2/4/10 Seems all quotes today are about Obama. 2 Reply E Archer, NYC 2/7/10 This quote is applicable to Republicans and Democrats alike. Reply Anonymous 5/13/11 SaveOk2 SaveOk2 View CommentsClick to view or comment. Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print This Robert E. Lee quote is found in these categories: Honor quotes Integrity quotes About Robert E. Lee Bio of Robert E. Lee Quotations by Robert E. Lee Books by/about Robert E. Lee Robert E. Lee videos Robert E. Lee on Wikipedia Astrological chart for Robert E. Lee