Unless our conception of patriotism is progressive, it cannot hope to embody the real affection and the real interest of the nation.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.
There's intense national feeling in America that could be called patriotism.
Patriotism is a love of country. If you love your country, you should love your countrymen and women. It doesn't mean you always agree with them or even like them. It is understanding that we have interwoven destiny.
Patriotism is love of country. But you can't love your country without loving your countrymen and countrywomen. We don't always have to agree, but we must empower each other, we must find the common ground, we must build bridges across our differences to pursue the common good.
We need a type of patriotism that recognizes the virtues of those who are opposed to us.
Patriotism is when love of your own people comes first; nationalism, when hate for people other than your own comes first.
Let's give some substance to patriotism. It may take a generation.
Patriotism in America, as I understand it, is a matter of suffering, when the country fails to live up to its promises, or actively betrays them.
I don't think a lot of people are able to relate to genuine patriotism, a genuinely good feeling about our country and its meaning to the rest of the world.
Patriotism is considered to be an emotion a person ought to feel. But why? Why is it nobler to love your own country than to love someone else's?
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