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Yes. He believed it was a force for good. And he was remarkably kind to his slaves - so much so, that they didn't want their freedom.

He looked like the good face of slavery, and people thought he could be the inspiring figurehead of the Confederacy. But he failed to live up to it. Lee was the one who people found inspiring.

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