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How will we know it’s us, without our past.

People forget that the word history contains the word story.

We shape our buildings; thereafter, our buildings shape us.

There may have been a time when preservation was about saving old buildings here and there, but those days are gone.  Preservation is in the business of saving communities and the values they embody.

In the end, our society will be defined not only by what we create, but by what we refuse to destroy.

Preservation is simply having the good sense to hold on to things that are well designed, that link us to our past in a meaningful way, and that have plenty of good use left in them.

We have been the benefactors of our cultural heritage and the victims of our cultural narrowness.

A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.

Our rich and varied culture has a profound power to help build our nation.

Tell me and I’ll forget.  Show me, and I may not remember.  Involve me, and I’ll understand.