Quotes about Heritage

Or are they saying simply that they can not and will not be bothered to listen to what is said about an accepted tradition of which they are a part, that has gone on, as far as they know, forever?

We will not hide them from their children; we will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the LORD, his power, and the wonders he has done. PSALM 78:4

There are only two lasting bequests that we can hope to give our children — roots and wings.

I conceive that the land belongs to a vast family of which many are dead, few are living, and countless numbers are still unborn.

The whole inspiration of our life as a nation flows out from the waving folds of this banner.

This day [Passover] shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to the Lord throughout your generations.

How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, and thy tabernacles, O Israel!

Thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee.

Black power… is a call for black people in this country to unite, to recognize their heritage, to build a sense of community. It is a call for black people to begin to define their own goals, to lead their own organizations and to support those organizations. It is a call to reject the racist institutions and values of this society.

We owe it to our ancestors to preserve entire those rights, which they have delivered to our care: we owe it to our posterity, not to suffer their dearest inheritance to be destroyed.

When you teach your son, you teach your son's son.

Is not this the carpenter's son?