<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # A nation cannot live forever on inherited... > A nation cannot live forever on inherited greatness. Every generation must become worthy of what it hopes to preserve. **Source:** [[articles/war with empire/Authorship of the West|Authorship of the West]], [[working/authorship-west-extraction-markup-20260922/postimages/articles/war with empire/Authorship of the West|Authorship of the West]], [[working/authorship-west-extraction-markup-20260922/preimages/articles/war with empire/Authorship of the West|Authorship of the West]], [[working/authorship-west-reminder-links-repair-20260922/postimages/articles/war with empire/Authorship of the West|Authorship of the West]], [[working/authorship-west-reminder-links-repair-20260922/preimages/articles/war with empire/Authorship of the West|Authorship of the West]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “A nation cannot live forever on inherited greatness. Every generation must become worthy of what it hopes to preserve.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-nation-cannot-live-worthy-hopes-preserve ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->