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Heritage Quotes

Lines on where people come from and what they carry forward.

This page brings together lines on heritage as something worth protecting, including a call to preserve constitutional traditions and liberties for future generations. It also touches on History as a shared inheritance open to discussion.

For the better part of two centuries, outsiders have been offering explanations that range from racist to learned-sounding - the supposed inferiority of blacks, the heritage of slavery, overpopulation - for why Haiti remains the poorest country in the Western...

Quotes by Adam Hochschild

The creation of Physics is the shared heritage of all mankind. East and West, North and South have equally participated in it.

Quotes by Abdus Salam

Scientific thought and its creation is the common and shared heritage of mankind.

Quotes by Abdus Salam

The world's entire scientific and cultural heritage, published over centuries in books and journals, is increasingly being digitized and locked up by a handful of private corporations.

Quotes by Aaron Swartz

America Quotes

It's one of the greatest festivals in the world. New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Fest is the best all-around... It's an honor to be closing it.

Quotes by Aaron Neville

Heritage is something martial-arts films don't often talk about.

Quotes by Wong Kar-wai

Our fight isn't just about the Second Amendment, it's about preserving all our liberties - saving our constitutional heritage and protections for the future.

Quotes by Wayne LaPierre

Music is not man's invention, but his heritage from the blessed spirits.

Quotes by Tomas Luis de Victoria

My Native American heritage was not embraced by our family, and we grew up African-American, so I didn't have a lot of access or history to that line of my family.

Quotes by Tamara Tunie

American Quotes

It may be that my most helpful contributions to music aren't my compact discs but my articles about other great singers of the past for American Heritage magazine.

Quotes by Susannah McCorkle

I've known where my heritage is from all along.

Quotes by Susana Martinez

Gujarat is a state which gave shelter to Parsi community who came from Iran; this is not the tradition and heritage of Gujarat.

Quotes by Subramanian Swamy

We say Paul Ryan was grown in a petri dish at the Heritage Foundation.

Quotes by Steve Bannon

I don't work for Club For Growth or Heritage.

Quotes by Stephen Fincher

Country Quotes

For 180 years, we voted in English. That is the true American tradition, and this amendment is true to our heritage, not what has existed unnaturally for the last 20 years.

Quotes by Spencer Bachus

The South is a great driving destination for tourism - heritage, cultural and many other types of tourism.

Quotes by Sonny Perdue

I do consider myself British. I have very strong feelings about my British heritage.

Quotes by Slash

I think the success of any brand reboot is to acknowledge the heritage but to embrace and interpret it in a way that makes it relevant and wearable to the modern consumer.

Quotes by Simon Spurr

I'm very proud of my heritage.

Quotes by Sara Ramirez

History Quotes

My western heritage runs deep.

Quotes by Sam Elliott

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does this Heritage quotes page cover?
It brings together quotes about heritage in several senses - constitutional and national heritage, family and ethnic heritage, and heritage as a shared history worth openly discussing and analyzing.
Why does one quote here bring up the founding of the state of Israel?
That quote argues that all history, including contested historical episodes such as the founding of the state of Israel, belongs to our shared heritage and should be openly discussed and analyzed - it's presented as an example within a broader argument for open historical debate, not as commentary from this page.
Is there a quote about personal or family heritage?
Yes, one speaker simply notes their heritage is English and that they're proud to be back in that place - a more personal, low-key take compared to the collection's political and historical quotes.
Does this page connect heritage to constitutional rights?
Yes, one quote frames heritage protection as part of preserving constitutional liberties, tying the idea of heritage to ongoing debates over rights and History.
Where can I find more quotes about American history and identity?
See America, American, and History quotes for related angles on national identity and the past.

A quieter entry celebrates personal, everyday pride in one's own background, a theme that pairs naturally with American identity and Country.