"Patriotism, [Thomas] Paine observed, is not best measured in times of national comfort and quiet. It is in times of crisis, when the summer soldiers and sunshine patriots have retreated to the safety of official talking points and unquestioning loyalty, that those who truly understand the meaning and merit of the American experiment come to its defense."
[Sherman, S., (2006, July 17/24), The Nation, American patriots, 3, 5.]
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