Those who have no record of what their forebears have accomplished lose the inspiration which comes from the teaching of biography and history.
- Alan ChristensenAll of our forebears contributed to what South Africa has become. That does not, however, mean that I must apologize to anyone for being born a Zulu, or for having that culture.
- Alvin RosenfeldIf we have the courage and tenacity of our forebears, who stood firmly like a rock against the lash of slavery, we shall find a way to do for our day what they did for theirs.
- Mary McLeod Bethune