#heritage

But it is obvious that our fathers, whose efforts have planted these great and prosperous cities along the once lonely trails of our own broad land, received all the fundamentals of civilization as a heritage from their European ancestors. ↗

— James H. Breasted

#ancestors #broad #cities #civilization #efforts

I'm very proud of my heritage. ↗

— Wilford Brimley

#i #proud #very

It was the separation of powers upon which the framers placed their hopes for the preservation of the people's liberties. Despite this heritage, the congress has been in too many cases more than willing to walk away from its constitutional powers. ↗

— Robert Byrd

#been #cases #congress #constitutional #despite

Conservative think tanks like the Heritage Foundation and Cato Institute have criticized Bush for his big increases in spending, which far exceed those of the Clinton era. ↗

— Jim Cooper

#bush #clinton #conservative #criticized #era

My commitment to the security and future of Israel is based upon basic morality as well as enlightened self-interest. Our role in supporting Israel honors our own heritage. ↗

— Gerald R. Ford

#basic #commitment #enlightened #future #heritage

I came into the world a Jew, and although I did not live my life entirely as a Jew, I think it is fitting that I should leave as a Jew. I don't want to turn my back on a great and noble heritage. ↗

— Felix Frankfurter

#back #came #did #entirely #fitting

We used the Western style to express our own themes and stories. But don't forget that our heritage includes The Thousand and One Nights. ↗

— Naguib Mahfouz

#forget #heritage #includes #nights #our

Because of my Portuguese heritage, I have an interest in all of the instrumentation that comes from Portugal and Brazil as well. ↗

— Nelly Furtado

#brazil #comes #heritage #i #instrumentation

Or heritage and ideals, our code and standards - the things we live by and teach our children - are preserved or diminished by how freely we exchange ideas and feelings. ↗

— Walt Disney

#code #diminished #exchange #feelings #freely

On the one hand, she is cut off from the protection awarded to her sisters abroad; on the other, she has no such power to defend her interests at the polls, as is the heritage of her brothers at home. ↗

— Florence Kelley

#awarded #brothers #cut #defend #hand