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Originally Posted by joepole
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All kids should get an A just for trying, huh?
No, nor should anyone ever consider a dictionary to be an aribter of language. Secondary sources such as dictionaries are recorders, and flawed ones at that.
Who cares what M-W thinks a word means?
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Very good point. Trying to explain to someone what a "patriot" truly means.
Plenty of articles about. Plenty of quotes..
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mark twain
For in a Republic, who is "the country?" Is it the Government which is for the moment in the saddle? Why, the Government is merely a servant- merely a temporary servant; it cannot be its prerogative to determine what is right and what is wrong, and decide who is a patriot and who isn't. Its function is to obey orders, not originate them.
In times of change, the Patriot is a scarce man; brave, hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds, however, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a Patriot.
Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.
edward abbey:
A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.
Tom Paine:
Dissent is the highest form of patriotism.
E. M. Forster
If I had to choose between betraying my country and betraying my friend, I hope I should have the guts to betray my country.
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Then of course, there is what the "government" tells us , as to what patriotism should mean.
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