A woman who belongs to the Daughters of the American Revolution takes pride in her lineage.

This degree speaks of the deep sense of identity rooted in ancestral achievement and national tradition.

INHERITED PRIDE

"Standing on the shoulders of ancestors"

Heritage provides both foundation and obligation. The pride of ancestral achievement brings a sense of belonging and purpose, but also the responsibility to honour and extend the lineage. This is identity rooted in history — a sense of self that draws strength from the accomplishments of those who came before.

Left unexamined, the compulsion to perform inherited pride without genuine feeling — the deep sense of identity rooted in ancestral achievement and national tradition, but hollowed of meaning.