Patriotism means to stand by the country

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 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

爱国主义是指忠于国家，而不是忠于总统或其他官员，除非他确实是维护国家利益的。只要他能有效地履行服务国家的职责，支持他就是爱国。同理，假如他不能有效地或完全担负不起服务国家的职责，那么不反对他就是不爱国。在这两种情况下，无论是关于总统还是其他任何人，不将事实公之于众就是不爱国。——西奥多·罗斯福（1858-1919）（美国第26任总统）

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