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July 4, 2012

My patriotism is never affected by any politician’s failures,

or any shortcoming of some government policy, or any slump in the economy or stock market.
I never cease to get that “rush” that comes from watching Old Glory flapping in the breeze, no matter how far today’s generations have departed from the original meaning of those stars and stripes. No outcome of any election, no matter how adverse, makes me feel any less devoted to the ideals our Founders put to pen in 1776. Indeed, as life’s experiences mount, the wisdom of what giants like Jefferson and Madison bestowed on us becomes ever more apparent to me. I get more fired up than ever to help others come to appreciate the same things. -- Lawrence W. Reed, The True Meaning of Patriotism

Posted by gerardvanderleun at July 4, 2012 9:28 AM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.

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Could have been my words there. My late grandmother was born in the year 1900 in Sonora, California to descendents of the 1849 Gold Rush. Sonora made a BIG DEAL of the 4th of July including bear versus bull fights and much drinking in the seventy or so bars on Washington St.

The Fourth was grandmothers favorite holiday till the day she died. And no she nor my grandfather drank alcohol. They just loved our country.

Posted by: Terry at July 4, 2012 12:13 PM

The further we stray from our ideals, the more patriotic I've become. Ironic, no?

Posted by: Estoy Listo at July 5, 2012 6:33 AM

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