Francis Lightfoot Lee differed from his more strenuous brother, Richard Henry Lee.  The later was all action, fire and resolution.  The former was one of the dandies of his day, much admired for his pleasure-loving ways, and content with the easy life of a country squire.  Yet he was a fighter when the occasion required and few surpassed him in depth of thought, strength of argument and force of conclusion.  Like his cousin, “Lighthorse Harry” Lee, he was a great favorite of Washington, and continued through life a steadfast friend and a supporter of the great general.  His part in Congress was more toward the cause of the army than toward any written declarations of freedom.  It was his proud and justifiable boast, however, that he supported and signed the act of liberty and that he considered it more a deed of wisdom than of courage.  He was a generous-hearted, much beloved soldier of fortune.