Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president or any other public official, save exactly to the degree in which he himself stands by the country. It is patriotic to support him insofar as he efficiently serves the country. It is unpatriotic not to oppose him to the exact extent that by inefficiency or otherwise he fails in his duty to stand by the country. In either event, it is unpatriotic not to tell the truth, whether about the president or anyone else. | |
— Theodore Roosevelt | |
(A Republican President known as “The Trust Buster” because he championed the breakup of monopolies.) | |
[This is the problem I have with the modern “Tea-Party” led Republican Party: they profess patriotism, yet are unable to tell the truth. The judgment of history will be far kinder to President Obama than it will be to a Tea-Party demented (I mean dominated) GOP. — kmab] | |
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Patriotic == Tell The Truth
October 6, 2013 by kmabarrett
I agree. Their true colors are shining through, no matter what lies come out of their mouths. Nice post.
🙂