#ancestors

It turns out one of my ancestors fought in the Continental Army, so I was inducted into the Sons of the American Revolution. ↗

— Henry Louis Gates

#american revolution #ancestors #army #continental #fought

Most of our ancestors were not perfect ladies and gentlemen. The majority of them weren't even mammals. ↗

— Robert Anton Wilson

#even #gentlemen #ladies #majority #mammals

Let them look to the past, but let them also look to the future; let them look to the land of their ancestors, but let them look also to the land of their children. ↗

— Wilfrid Laurier

#ancestors #children #future #land #look

Our cautious ancestors, when yawning, blocked the way to the entrance of evil spirits by putting their hands before their mouths. We find a reason for the gesture in the delicacy of manner which forbids an indecent exposure. ↗

— George H. Mead

#before #blocked #cautious #delicacy #entrance