I came across the following "Aufruf der preußischen Regierung von 1813" cited in a book I'm reading as an example of the new appeal to national identity being made following the anti-Napoleonic wars:

Aber welche Opfer auch von einzelnen gefordert werden mögen, sie wiegen die heiligen Güter nicht auf, für die wir sie hingeben, für die wir streiten und siegen müssen, wenn wir nicht aufhören wollen, Preußen und Deutsche zu sein.

I'm looking for an appropriate English expression for Güter here, which clearly (I would say) refers to intangibles as well as material possessions. I am tempted to use the word "assets," but if anyone has a better suggestion I'd be glad to take it. Something like heritage or culture, in the Romantic vein of "folk identity," is being invoked here, but I just don't have a word to suggest what the German seems to be able to suggest in this passage.

Thanks for your help.