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= The Heart of America: Patriotism =

"When an American says that he loves his country, he means not only that he loves the New England hills, the prairies glistening in the sun, the wide and rising plains, the great mountains, and the sea. He means that he loves an inner air, an inner light in which freedom lives and in which a man can draw the breath of self-respect." ~Adlai Stevenson

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"The cement of this union is the heart-blood of every American."  --Thomas Jefferson


 * [[image:statue%20of%20liberty.jpg align="right"]]The New Colossus: Emma Lazarus **

Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, With conquering limbs astride from land to land; Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame. “Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!” cries she With silent lips. “Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”

**I Hear America Singing: Walt Whitman**

I hear America singing, the varied carols I hear; Those of mechanics—each one singing his, as it should be, blithe and strong; The carpenter singing his, as he measures his plank or beam, The mason singing his, as he makes ready for work, or leaves off work; The boatman singing what belongs to him in his boat—the deckhand singing on the steamboat deck; The shoemaker singing as he sits on his bench—the hatter singing as he stands; The wood-cutter’s song—the ploughboy’s, on his way in the morning, or at the noon intermission, or at sundown; The delicious singing of the mother—or of the young wife at work—or of the girl sewing or washing— Each singing what belongs to her, and to none else; The day what belongs to the day— At night, the party of young fellows, robust, friendly, Singing, with open mouths, their strong melodious songs.

Sometimes the patriotism of America gets the better of the people. It leads the government to be overbearing and invasive. While striving to protect our nation, they end up decimating our democracy.





"Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country."  <span style="line-height: 19px; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, serif; font-size: 221%; color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"> <span style="line-height: 19px; font-size: 110%; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, serif;">--John F. Kennedy

<span style="line-height: 19px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Being in the army is considered the most patriotic thing you can do. But why?

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