Forebears Quotes

All 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.

All my forebears worked for a living. My grandfather painted portraits. My mother too. My aunt painted seascapes.

OK, well maybe I have to get back to Judaism. In the sense that if I look at me and my forebears forever stretching back to I don't know, whenever there's no sense of place and therefore no sense of nationality.

Those who have no record of what their forebears have accomplished lose the inspiration which comes from the teaching of biography and history.