Quotes about Heritage
Ev'ry Voice and Sing"—words by James Weldon Johnson and music by J. Rosamond Johnson. Copyright by Edward B. Marks Music Corporation. Used by permission.
— Maya Angelou
Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the hope of the slave
— Maya Angelou
some of our descendents
— Melody Carlson
Only through the careful study of historical documents can we prevent the distortion of where we came from and who we are as a nation.
— Ben Carson
God does not save us to make us forget our heritage, but to complete it.
— Beth Moore
So those who have faith are blessed with Abraham, who had faith. Galatians 3:9
— Beth Moore
The Lord will not forsake His people or abandon His heritage. Psalm 94:14
— Beth Moore
The Lord gave them rest on every side according to all He had sworn to their fathers. Joshua 21:44
— Beth Moore
What then can we say that Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh, has found? Romans 4:1
— Beth Moore
How simple a thing it seems to me that to know ourselves as we are, we must know our mothers names.
— Alice Walker
Who profits from a king's fidelity save generations a thousand years unborn, and which of his works will they recall at that remove, or care?
— Steven Pressfield
We should understand the Constitution as the founders meant that it should be understood. We can do this by reading their words about it, such as those contained in the Federalist Papers. Such understanding is essential if we are to preserve what God has given us.
— Ezra Taft Benson