“On this day, when we're celebrating our constitutional heritage, I urge you to be faithful to that heritage - to impose on our fellow citizens only the restrictions that are there in the Constitution, not invent new ones, not to invent the right because it's a good idea.” IdeasCitizensConstitutionFellowsScaryCelebrateFaithfulUrgesThis DayHeritageGood IdeasRestrictionMeltingBeing Faithful Author:Antonin Scalia
“What people don't understand is this is something that we only have in America. There is no other country in the world where the ordinary citizen can go out and enjoy hunting and fishing. There's no other nation in the world where that happens. And it's very much a part of our heritage.” PeopleWorldCountryHappensAmericaNationsEnjoyCitizensOrdinaryFishingHeritageHuntingOther CountriesOrdinary CitizensHunting And Fishing Author:Norman Schwarzkopf
“And to me, that's why the civil rights era is about the future, not about the past, because it's great lessons of how citizens can organize to call on the patriotic heritage of the country to tackle some of our most intractable problems and we need to do that again.” NeedsCountryProblemPastRightsCitizensLessonsCivil RightsErasPatrioticHeritageOrganize Author:Taylor Branch
“I am proud of my husband, Marcus, the love of my life, and his Swiss heritage. Even though I have been a dual citizen since I was married in 1978, I have never exercised any rights of that citizenship.” Has BeensRightsProudCitizensHusbandMarriedMy HusbandHeritageCitizenshipSwissLove Of My LifeDual Citizenship Author:Michele Bachmann