Steven King retweeted a perfect description of patriotism

Got this from Steven Kings twitter page. It is perfect. Straight to the point.

 Stephen King Retweeted

Xeni Jardin‏Verified account @xeni  Jul 4

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“Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president or any other public official…” —Theodore Roosevelt

The full quote from President Roosevelt:

“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 extent 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.”