Tradition may be defined as
an extension of the franchise.
Tradition means giving votes to
the most obscure of all classes,
our ancestors. It is the
democracy of the dead.
?G. K. Chesterton
The bird that would soar above the
plain of tradition and prejudice
must have strong wings.
?Kate Chopin
When you tell a story you automatically
talk about traditions, but they're never
separate from the people, the human
implications. You're talking about
your connections as a human being.
?Gayl Jones
Traditionalists are pessimists about the
future and optimists about the past.
?Lewis Mumford
Traditions are the guideposts driven
deep in our subconscious minds. The
most powerful ones are those we can't even
describe and aren't even aware of.
?Ellen Goodman
As soon as tradition has come to be
recognized as tradition, it is dead.
?Allan Bloom
Tradition is a guide and not a jailer.
?W. Somerset Maugham
