We have a similar good saying, like your dad's, from the Ukrainian poet Maksym Rylsky - "who does not know his past, is not worthy of the future, and does not know about the glory of his ancestors, he is not worthy of respect".
very close to what your dad said. And I also remember - "who does not respect his army, will feed someone else's." As a teenager, I thought it was about a contract army. and now I understand that it is not. this is about the occupiers
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Our parents went to war for good reason, hence trying to teach through sayings to remember.
Definitely have heard how lands were burned destroying everything in it's wake, that carries consequences to everyone in a region.