Sacrifice is going to war for your country. Sacrifice is a brave young man being blown up by a landmine in Afghanistan.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I have long believed that sacrifice is the pinnacle of patriotism.
There has to be a way to live the life you're accustomed to and not sacrifice things. Americans are not very good about sacrificing.
I've met so many people of my son's generation who think a sacrifice is when their satellite or Internet is out for a day and that the country owes them something. That old J.F.K. quote about 'what you can do for your country,' doesn't even seem to apply to so many people.
Patriotism demands of us sustained sacrifice.
People want to make sacrifices but they don't want to be sacrificed.
It is not sacrifice if you love what you're doing.
I understand the sacrifices American servicemen and women have made to protect freedom and democracy in my country and around the world.
With the power of conviction, there is no sacrifice.
Sacrifice is nothing other than the production of sacred things.
In the lexicon of the political class, the word 'sacrifice' means that the citizens are supposed to mail even more of their income to Washington so that the political class will not have to sacrifice the pleasure of spending it.