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"But presidential approval also became a surrogate measure of national unity and patriotism."
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"The United States themselves are essentially the greatest poem."
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"What this country needs what every country needs occasionally is a good hard bloody war to revive the vice of patriotism on which its existence as a nation depends."
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"Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all others because you were born in it."
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"Thomas Jefferson asked himself "In what country on earth would you rather live He first answered "Certainly in my own where are all my friends my relations and the earliest and sweetest affections and recollections of my life. But he continued "which would be your second choice His answer "France."
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"Patriotism. Combustible rubbish ready to the torch of any one ambitious to illuminate his name."
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"A man who says that no patriot should attack the [war] until it is over is not worth answering intelligently; he is saying that no good son should warn his mother off a cliff until she has fallen over it. But there is an anti-patriot who honestly angers honest men, he is the uncandid candid friend; the man who says, "I am sorry to say we are ruined," and is not sorry at all. Granted that he states only facts, it is still essential to know what are his emotions, what is his motive. It may be that twelve hundred men in Tottenham are down with smallpox; but we want to know whether this is stated by some great philosopher who wants to curse the gods, or only by some common clergyman who wants to help the men."
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"One of the great attractions of patriotism - it fulfills our worst wishes. In the person of our nation we are able, vicariously, to bully and cheat. Bully and cheat, what's more, with a feeling that we are profoundly virtuous."
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"Large countries' patriotism is different: they are buoyed by their glory, their importance, their universal mission. The Czechs loved their country not because it was glorious but because it was unknown; not because it was big but because it was small and in constant danger. Their patriotism was an enormous compassion for their country."
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"You will generally observe that, of all Americans, your foreign-born citizens are the most patriotic - especially toward the Fourth of July."
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"Across the country military families are facing dire financial circumstances due to longer than expected tours of duties. They are being penalized for their patriotism - no one should have to choose between doing right by their country and doing right by their families."
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"But presidential approval also became a surrogate measure of national unity and patriotism."
Patriotism
"America is an outlier in the world of democracies when it comes to the structure and conduct of elections."
Electoral
"Votes in federal elections are cast and counted in a highly decentralized and variable fashion, with no uniform ballots and few national standards."
Government
"The increase in straight-ticket party voting in recent years means that competitive congressional races can tip one way or the other depending on the showing of the candidates at the top of the ticket."
Party
"In addition to the decline in competition, American politics today is characterized by a growing ideological polarization between the two major political parties."
Politics
"Further-more, partisan attachments powerfully shape political perceptions, beliefs and values, and incumbents enjoy advantages well beyond the way in which their districts are configured."
Values
"All of this suggests that while citizens became more comfortable with President Bush after September 11 and thought him to have the requisite leadership skills, they continue to harbor doubts about his priorities, loyalties, interests, and policies."
Leadership
"A healthy degree of party unity among Democrats and Republicans has deteriorated into bitter partisan warfare."
Democracy
"While Republican voters have remained universally supportive of their President, Democrats and Independents are returning to a more naturally critical stance."
Democracy
"Responsibility for overseeing the implementation of election law typically resides with partisan officials, many with public stakes in the election outcome."
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