American history is full of examples of patriotic dissent:
American history is full of examples of patriotic dissent:
−
#In 1776 a minority of Americans became [[Loyalists]]--they were loyal to King [[George III]] after the new United States declared independence. At the end of the war about 20% left for Canada and Britain, while 80% remained and became loyal citizens.
+
*In 1776 a minority of Americans became [[Loyalists]]--they were loyal to King [[George III]] after the new United States declared independence. At the end of the war about 20% left for Canada and Britain, while 80% remained and became loyal citizens.
[[File:Warplan.jpg|thumb|400px|Wheeler leaks top secret US war plan three days before Pearl Harbor]]
[[File:Warplan.jpg|thumb|400px|Wheeler leaks top secret US war plan three days before Pearl Harbor]]
−
# In early December 1941 a military officer gave Senator [[Burton K. Wheeler]] a copy of the top secret American war plan for fighting Germany, and Wheeler gave it to the ''Chicago Tribune'', which published the secrets in a desperate effort to weaken the American military so much that Roosevelt would avoid war. Pearl Harbor came a few days later and Wheeler went quiet.
+
* In early December 1941 a military officer gave Senator [[Burton K. Wheeler]] a copy of the top secret American war plan for fighting Germany. Wheeler gave it to the ''Chicago Tribune'', which published the secrets in a desperate effort to weaken the American military so much that Roosevelt would avoid war. Pearl Harbor came a few days later and Wheeler went quiet.