That Justice is a blind goddess
Is a thing to which we black are wise:
Her bandage hides two festering sores
That once perhaps were eyes.
Answer:
to come between so as to prevent or alter a result or course of events.
Explanation:
The answer would be self-esteem.
I hope that helped :)
Lee wrote it to his son, but it was intended for a wider audience. The internal conflict shown in this letter is that Lee does not want war or secession but refuses to take like up arms against his own state (Virginia).