“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.”
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No failure in America, whether of love or money, is ever simple it is always a kind of betrayal, of a mass of shadowy, shared hopes.
You're not supposed to be so blind with patriotism that you can't face reality. Wrong is wrong no matter who does it or who says it.
Unfortunately, religion, like patriotism, is easy to misuse for political purposes.
Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.