The [[American Patriots Association]] sums up the term patriot very well:
{{cquote|You do not have to be a [[President of the United States|President]] to be an American patriot. One of the greatest American patriots in modern times was the [[Martin Luther King, Jr.|Rev. Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr.]] who was a leader in the Civil Rights movement. Those soldiers who served our nation during two World Wars, during the Korean War, during Vietnam, during the Cold War, in all our nation's struggles were patriots. Women who have struggled for equal rights are also American patriots. One of these would be [[Rosa Parks]] who refused to give up her seat, an action which sparked the Montgomery bus boycott, she like [[Susan B. Anthony]], was a patriot.
{{cquote|'''You What do not all these American patriots have to be a [[President of the United States|President]] to be an American patriot. One of the greatest in common? What belief and values qualify them as American patriots in modern times was ? Perhaps it is the [[Martin Luther Kingfact they love their country, Jr.|Rev. Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr.]] who was a leader in they honor the Civil Rights movement. Those soldiers who served our nation during two World Wars, during American flag and the Korean WarRepublic for which it stands, during Vietnam, during and they believe in the Cold War, in ideal of liberty and justice for all our nation's struggles were patriots. Women who have struggled for equal rights are also American patriots. One of these would be [[Rosa Parks]] who refused to give up her seat, an action which sparked the Montgomery bus boycott, she like [[Susan B. Anthony]], was a patriot.!
'''What do This then is the single most determining quality engendered by all these American patriots have in common? What belief and values qualify them as American patriots? Perhaps it is the fact they , love for their country, they honor love for these [[United States of America]], respect for the [[American flag ]] and the [[Republic (Politics)|Republic]] for which it stands. What this really means given we are one people, and they believe in the ideal a nation, is that an American patriot expresses their feeling of brotherhood, their bond and love for each other as one nation, under [[God]], with liberty and justice for all!'''.
'''This then is the single most determining quality engendered by all American patriots, love for their country, love for these [[United States of America]], respect for the [[American flag]] and the [[Republic (Politics)|Republic]] for which it stands. What this really means given we are one people, a nation, is that an American patriot expresses their feeling of brotherhood, their bond and love for each other as one nation, under [[God]], with liberty and justice for all.''' '''''An American patriot is then anyone who loves their country.'' When that love is expressed through works, deeds or acts which contribute to those ideals which they cherish and upon which our great nation is founded and built, then we have acts of [[patriotism]], then we have an American Patriot whose actions build upon that foundation of liberty our nation's founding fathers laid.'''}}
== See also ==
* [[Gallery of American Heroes]]
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