Place In Time > Preservation Quotes

Witty quotes by smart folks who understood the importance of the built environment for our quality of life. Suggest a quote to me by e-mailing llihls at yahoo dot com.

William Morris Preservation Quote "...these old buildings do not belong to us only; that they have belonged to our forefathers, and they will belong to our descendants..."	Victor Hugo Preservation Quote Victor Hugo wrote "...let us, while waiting for new monument, preserve the ancient monuments."	Nicholas Hawksmoor Preservation Quote Nicholas Hawksmoor recognized the need for preservation and that demolition profits noone.
Confucius Preservation Quote Confucius, the great Chinese thinker said that "The strength of a nation is derived from the integrity of its homes."	Alexander Pope Preservation Quote Alexander Pope instructed the reader to "make falling arts your care...and the old repair." Display his nod to preservationists with this design.	Winston Churchill Preservation Quote Winston Churchill said it well: "We shape our buildings; thereafter, our buildings shape us."