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An '''American Patriot''' is traditionally thought of as one who fights and dies for -- and loves -- their country. [[America]]'s [[Founding Fathers]] were American patriots: [[George Washington]], [[Thomas Jefferson]], [[John Adams]], [[James Madison]], the signers of the [[Declaration of Independence]] were American patriots. Many of our great presidents, [[Abraham Lincoln]], [[Calvin Coolidge]], [[John F. Kennedy]] and [[Ronald Wilson Reagan|Ronald Reagan]] were American patriots.

An '''American Patriot''' is traditionally thought of as one who serves -- and loves -- their country. [[America]]'s [[Founding Fathers]] were American patriots: [[George Washington]], [[Thomas Jefferson]], [[John Adams]], [[James Madison]], the signers of the [[Declaration of Independence]] were American patriots. Many of our great presidents, [[Abraham Lincoln]], [[Calvin Coolidge]], [[John F. Kennedy]] and [[Ronald Wilson Reagan|Ronald Reagan]] were American patriots.

The [[American Patriots Association]] sums up the term patriot very well:

The [[American Patriots Association]] sums up the term patriot very well:

'''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.'''}}  

'''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.'''}}