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Muhammad Ali says that he would rather go to jail than fight in the war because he does not believe that the war is justified. However, if the war was justified he would willingly sign up and fight for his country.

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"a patriot must be ready to defend his country against his government"

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"a patriot must be ready to defend his country against his government"

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no, a patriot must be ready to defend his country, his family and his fellow people against any threat posed to them.

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This is because of its moral worth and is following the law.

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A patriot has to be ready for anything that could damage the country

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A patriot has to be ready for anything that could damage the country

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Tillman saw that it was his job to give up his sport and join the army. he also saw how this was an honorable thing to do due to the media and so forth. there is a quote that stuck me as an important quote "How little they're paid compared to the kids who graduated at the same time they did and went into business. "without missing a beat the two of them said, Yeah - but we get to get shot at!(paragraphs 9-10) "" why i found this quote so very important is because it shows you how crazy the people that went into war found it fun.

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Quote is saying that sometimes, a citizen has to be able to defend his country against the people who run it.

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"Every act is to be judged for its obedience and disobedience" 

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"Every act is to be judged for its obedience and disobedience" 

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There is no right or wrong, duty is only served in the sense of human judgement and moral.

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Often people feel that, because of their background, they are more valuable than being in the military. Often, we feel that the military is a group of brawny men killing people for the fun of it when that is not usually the reality.  People of all races, classes, and backgrounds join the military because they see the value in protecting the people, beliefs, and country they hold so dearly, not because they are blood thirsty idiots.

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Muhammed Ali says that he will go to jail and that ¨we´ve been in jail for four hundred years.¨

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Living in another government can be scary, the writer worked in china and was hunter down by government officials trying to silence him. We take these things for granted

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This article is stating that patriotism is not just loving your country, but contributing to your country. The author of this article is stating that a true patriot contributed to their country by voting, and taking place in politics events that are happening... not just watching what is happening and wishing you could do something. The article is additionally stating that to love your country (or to be patriotic), you must defend the values it was started on. Sometimes, to be a patriot you must go against ones government to really fight for what is morally right.

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"Why should they ask me to put on a uniform and go ten thousand miles from home and drop bombs and bullets on brown people of Vietnam while so-called Negro people in Louisville are treated like dogs and denied simple human rights?" Muhammad Ali, as he says these words he is speaking out against the Vietnam war that had been going on in 1966. He would rather go to jail then continue to go into war.

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" I feel shame because it too my son's joining the Marine Corps to make me take notice of who is defending me."

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" I feel shame because it too my son's joining the Marine Corps to make me take notice of who is defending me."

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its a time to open your eyes and care for the people who's defending you for your country. different back rounds doesn't mean were bad. there all fighting for the same cause so it's not like there any different from each other.

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Joseph E. said "Dose it take courage to flaunt the authorities and burn a draft card".

Why must people take freedom for granted.

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"Of course, any ethics of duty has to take some account of happiness" 

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"Of course, any ethics of duty has to take some account of happiness" 

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It is stating that yes you have duties and obligations to uphold, but you also has to find that balance in being happy when doing these duties.

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Tillman turned down a lot of money so that he can go join the U.S army

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A patriot is ready to fight against the goverment and is ready to stand up and fight for anything.

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One thing the military is known for is the sense of unity between all backgrounds. Doesn't matter about your race, social class, or religion, they will take you in because they need people willing to serve the country. It's a lot similar to how cults and gangs work but this is in a positive limelight since you have the right to be discharged.

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Some very talented men, and women, are joining the armed forces to help their country because they love it.

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Some very talented men, and women, are joining the armed forces to help their country because they love it.

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"an action done from duty derives its moral worth, not from the purpose which is to be attained by it, but from the maxim by which it is determined...."
"duty is the necessity of acting from respect of the law".

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"In doing our duty we follow the the voice of reason alone" 

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"In doing our duty we follow the the voice of reason alone" 

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Kant is stating that duty is something that can only be defined by someones reasoning alone, nobody can tell you what duty to uphold and serve. If you are true to something and feel it is the right thing to do, then that is your duty personally. It also sums up the arguments that finding that balance between moral, and happiness is essential to upholding your duty.

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A patriot's duty is to defend their country against any threat, foreign or domestic.

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"After what our society and culture have become the past 30 years, you wouldn't be sure that we'd still be making their kind, but we are.

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"After what our society and culture have become the past 30 years, you wouldn't be sure that we'd still be making their kind, but we are.

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this man joined the marines because he believed in what they were doing. He saw how they looked out for each other and not only that, how they helped the people hurt by national disasters, he trained hard so that he could pass the physical test and that's how he, a 31 year old man, went from journalist to marine

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Life is short so don´t take it for granted just take it slow day by day and good things can happen so can bad things.

¨Patriotism is more than fighting or dying for one´s country country.¨

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The great thing about the military is that it's a choice,not everyone is interested in that lifestyle or field of work. It's for the people that prefer to show their love for the country by doing actions not by using words.

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The great thing about the military is that it's a choice,not everyone is interested in that lifestyle or field of work. It's for the people that prefer to show their love for the country by doing actions not by using words.

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"My son has connected me to my country in a way that I was too selfish and insular to experience before. I feel closer to the waitress at our local dinner than to some of my oldest friends. She has to sons in the Corps. They are facing the same dangers as my boy."

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Duty is expected to be served but it is the morals of a person to decide how it is served.

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¨Or have we just gotten used to having some body else defend us¨ 

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¨Or have we just gotten used to having some body else defend us¨ 

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The author wanted to point out it is the privileged that stays at home while those with a lesser education and financial status are the ones protecting us.

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With the government this big its easy for them to abuse their citizens, back in the 60s we had the government making people take LSD to see what the effects would be, the CIA sold crack in black neighbor hoods to create a stigma, I do believe a true patriot stands up in this oppression.

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nothing can be conceived as " good" without qualification. 

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nothing can be conceived as " good" without qualification. 

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"Came in like everyone else, on a bus from a prostituting station,"

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"Came in like everyone else, on a bus from a prostituting station,"

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It doesn't matter where you come from, we're all the same. Once you're in the military, you're just human. Not white or black, male or female. Just brothers and sisters.

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Something that many people have a hard time grasping is that not all people did not want to go to the war. For some, the Vietnam war furthered their sense of purpose and fulfillment in their lives. I found this letter very powerful because the man who wrote it understand that this moral obligation would result in his death, and he had accepted it without remorse. It shows a whole other side of the Vietnam narrative

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¨An action done from duty derives

it´s moral  worth, not from the purpose which is to be attained by it but from the maxim by which is determined...¨

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"Patriotism is more than fighting for one's country. It is participating in its development, its progress, and its governmental processes." What this man has said is that, to be a patriot, you have to protect and be passionate about your country in more ways than one.

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"John's enlisting was unexpected, so deeply unsettling" 

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"John's enlisting was unexpected, so deeply unsettling" 

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The father in this article expresses his concerns of his son joining the military. It ties in with duty in the sense of that this father's son felt it was his duty to serve the country and protect the people. As a result, as a parent the father had to support his sons wishes an desires to uphold his own moral duties. With that the father had the duty to cope with the inevitable, or be driven mad with worry.

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he would rather be in jail than be in war

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One of the biggest issues that I have with concept of patriotism is the factor that a country can become a nationalist state. Nationalism is patriotism on steroids which can lead to xenophobia and imperialism

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this article is going off of conflicting definitions and having different meanings of the word using wrong things like "my country ' right or wrong" . it's creating a point that no one really says.

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Pat Tillman decided to turn down a $3.6M (3-year Contract) to join the US Millitary, where he would earn in the neighborhood of $35,000/year. He dedicated to do this after 9/11. He felt the need to fight over seas after he saw the deviststion the event caused for Americans. Tillman didn’t join the army because of the salary, but he joined to “protect” his country.

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Even though being a pro-football player pays really well, Pat Tillman felt it was a duty and "privileged to serve" so Tillman signed up to go into the military. He was not drafted he was volunteering.

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"If I thought the war was going to bring freedom and equality to twenty-two million of my people, they wouldn't have to draft me, I'd join tomorrow" this is part of freedom of choice, you do not have to go to war because you are a patriot, a true patriots stands his ground and only fights for what's right and was is true to the human race, not what the American government wants you to do

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I think that something us Americans take for granted often is our freedoms and liberties that we have here in the U.S. Since we live here, it is easy to see all the horrors of our society, the injustices that occur on the daily, and the tragedies that occur on our front porches. In all reality, we do live in a pretty good country with those things aside. I feel like I take for granted the things I do have in America because I am always in that environment. I think it is a lesson in gratitude rather than anger and remorse.

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To do your duty doesn't mean to go against the moral rights on which you have and hold dear for this job it also doesn't mean to just not do your duty either it means really to remember right from wrong evil from good and lastly don't let anything go against what you beilve

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Pat Tillman refused a lot of money because he felt that serving and protecting his country was more important than any amount of money that was being offered. There are many brave men and women that would much rather die for their country than accept a large sum of money.

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Us and Americans take freedom for granted we think that oh freedom is ever where but its not as you could see in this reading in china they dont have freedom they have to follow these orders so we should be thankful for what we got instead of taking it for granted.

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You have duty to yourself, not to anybody else

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You have duty to yourself, not to anybody else

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"If I thought the war was going to bring freedom and equality to twenty-two million of my people, they wouldn't have to draft me, I'd join tomorrow."

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Muhammad Ali is stating that he does NOT feel the obligation (or duty) to fight for a country that treats him very poorly. He states that this political stance on the problem can stand to lose him millions, but he does not care. “The real enemy of my people is right here. I will not disgrace my religion, my people or myself by becoming a tool to enslave those who are fighting.”.

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"But where pleasure or happiness is central, the basic distinction is between good and evil and desire rather than law sets the standard of appraisal"

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"But where pleasure or happiness is central, the basic distinction is between good and evil and desire rather than law sets the standard of appraisal"

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Where not only is there a political aspect to it all there is still the soldiers morals and religious duties.

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we use things like it was already ares, I don't think that we didn't struggle enough , more than anything we had a easy run

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The parent of this reading is really telling on how their son joining the war also helped them realize things they were to selfish to realize on their own

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"what a waste, he was such a good student"

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"what a waste, he was such a good student"

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a lot of people thought the military was just a waste. They do not realize what it takes to protect them. A lot of people are ungrateful and blind.

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Any one who hasn't visited another country takes all their privileges for granted

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"Vietnam is a test of the American spirit" 

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"Vietnam is a test of the American spirit" 

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Joey talks about patriotism an that he was honored in serving his country. His own personal duty. Fight for the country. fight for the American rights for the people.

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An action done out of moral responsibility

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He says we should end what is happening in Louisville then trying to get are self's into another war. He also say's "The real enemy of my people is right here".

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the reading gives the definition for two words, patriotism and nationalism, one is good and the other is the blind following of a government, I'll leave it to you to decide which definition is which

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The article states that morals and duty’s are two different things. However, to a solider, ones “duty” is the most important.

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he refused the contracts and accepted the army

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he refused the contracts and accepted the army

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There isn't a right or wrong country because it derives from a individual stand point. For example, some think Scandinavian socialist countries are great,others think otherwise.  

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There isn't a right or wrong country because it derives from a individual stand point. For example, some think Scandinavian socialist countries are great,others think otherwise.  

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soldiers have the military duty and their personal duty.

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I thought that this article offered a lot of interesting commentary on what it means to be a patriot. For most of my life, I have not considered myself to be a patriot because I did not agree with many of the cultures and expectations perpetuated by American society. After reading this article, I guess I can say that that makes me more patriotic. Although, I cannot say I would stay in America through thick and thin. I love America, but I draw a fine line between loyalty and staying in a country where my voice is not heard or respected. Our society is not like this now, but I feel that one day it may be like that. I don't believe in staying just for the sake of being called a patriot, but I would consider myself a patriot.

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Frank Schaefer’s son was looked down upon by many for joining the Marines. He went to a private highschool  in Boston, where none of his peers even thought about the possibility of joining the military. One of the mothers said to Schaefer, “but aren’t the marines terribly southren”. That quote made me think about a lot. It made me think about how a lot of the more educated, more wealthy people believe it is the duty of the “poor” and “undereducated” to protect their country for them.

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Serving in the military can be a very good thing. Many people would be proud to say that there child is fighting for their sadly and values, but others may think of it as a way that it's their death sentence. That it's no good, after having his eyes opened by the idea of having his son serving, he felt much better and "reconnected with America".

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Vietnam is a test of the American spirit. I hope I have helped in a little way to pass the test.

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Vietnam is a test of the American spirit. I hope I have helped in a little way to pass the test.

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"One must look to those that have realized their power as patriots to influence change" 

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"One must look to those that have realized their power as patriots to influence change" 

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Duty and patriotism go hand in hand. It is a soldiers duty for patriotism. Patriotism meaning, the ability to follow orders and the acceptance of change.

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Muhammad has the right to not serve because it's against is own moral compass 

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Muhammad has the right to not serve because it's against is own moral compass 

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patriots will defend there control when called, they will also wish for their country to ve the best it can be, even when things look rocky they look to the sky to see a future I which freedom is spread to all, this man before he died wanted that and he is a patriot, he had courage and he had the support of a nation behind him

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You must fight to keep your freedom like a man will stay with his family even if its right or wrong to just like fighting for this freedom which you hold dear we must not take freedom for granted given these people who are giving their blood for it and even though this person died they know that hopefully god has a greater plan

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I have a lot of respect for Muhammed Ali's decision to maintain his moral obligations and not go to war. I think that one of the most brave things that a person can do is stick by their morals and beliefs even when those beliefs are counter-cultural and not accepted.

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To love this country is to protect is values That also means is if this country is wrong still be there to support are country.

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A patriot must be able to protect his country from anything trying to damage it, even if the the trying to damage the country is itself. A patriot has to be able to stand up and defeat the corrupt government if they had too.

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"...obligation to avoid injuring other men and to serve the common good." There are many different types of duty, and these are two of them.

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"No i am not going to ten thousand miles from home to help murder and burn another poor nation simply to continue domination of white slave masters of darker people the world over" 

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"No i am not going to ten thousand miles from home to help murder and burn another poor nation simply to continue domination of white slave masters of darker people the world over" 

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"In doing our duty, we follow the voice of reason alone."

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"In doing our duty, we follow the voice of reason alone."

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´We´ve been in jail for four hundreds years.¨

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"Most people never think of their freedom."

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"told his coaches he would turn down a three-year, $3.6million contract and inturn join the us army."

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"Why were I and the other parents at my sons private school so surprised by his choice?"

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"Why were I and the other parents at my sons private school so surprised by his choice?"

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"The real enemy is right here. I will not disgrace my religion, my people or myself by becoming a tool to enslave those who fighting for their own justice,freedom and equality."

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"The real enemy is right here. I will not disgrace my religion, my people or myself by becoming a tool to enslave those who fighting for their own justice,freedom and equality."

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Feel some relief with the knowledge that you filled my short life with more happiness than most men know in a lifetime

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What impresses you most, when you don't have them day to day, are the institutions that distinguish the U.S.: the separation of powers, a free press, the right to vote, and a culture that values civic duty and service, to name but a few."

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¨ Undermine morality and destroy its sublimity, since they put the motives to virtue and vice in the same class, and only teach us to make better calculation.¨

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¨ Undermine morality and destroy its sublimity, since they put the motives to virtue and vice in the same class, and only teach us to make better calculation.¨

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"To love this country is to protect its values."

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"To love this country is to protect its values."

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“But aren’t marines tarribly southren”

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"it is up to every American to fight for the freedom we hold so dear.

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"it is up to every American to fight for the freedom we hold so dear.

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"before i was a marine, if i had never seen you on my block i would have probably just killed you"

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a patriot
"a patriot must be ready to defend his country against his government"
"a patriot must be ready to defend his country against his government"
 no, a patriot must be ready to defend his country, his family and his fellow people against any threat posed to them.
A patriot has to be ready for anything that could damage the country
A patriot has to be ready for anything that could damage the country
Quote is saying that
 Quote is saying that sometimes, a citizen has to be able to defend his country against the people who run it. 
A patriot is ready t
 A patriot is ready to fight against the goverment and is ready to stand up and fight for anything.
Patriot
Patriot
A patriot's duty is to defend their country against any threat, foreign or domestic.
Pa
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With the government
 With the government this big its easy for them to abuse their citizens, back in the 60s we had the government making people take LSD to see what the effects would be, the CIA sold crack in black neighbor hoods to create a stigma, I do believe a true patriot stands up in this oppression.
"Vietnam is a test of the American spirit"
"Vietnam is a test of the American spirit" 
Joey talks about patriotism an that he was honored in serving his country. His own personal duty. Fight for the country. fight for the American rights for the people. 
Vietnam is a test of the American spirit. I hope I have helped in a little way to pass the test.
Vietnam is a test of the American spirit. I hope I have helped in a little way to pass the test.
"One must look to those that have realized their power as patriots to influence change"
"One must look to those that have realized their power as patriots to influence change" 
Duty and patriotism go hand in hand. It is a soldiers duty for patriotism. Patriotism meaning, the ability to follow orders and the acceptance of change. 
Patriotism
Patriotism 
A patriot must be able to protect his country from anything trying to damage it, even if the the trying to damage the country is itself. A patriot has to be able to stand up and defeat the corrupt government if they had too.
"it is up to every American to fight for the freedom we hold so dear.
"it is up to every American to fight for the freedom we hold so dear.
 
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Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali
 Muhammad Ali says that he would rather go to jail than fight in the war because he does not believe that the war is justified. However, if the war was justified he would willingly sign up and fight for his country.
Muhammed Ali says th
 Muhammed Ali says that he will go to jail and that ¨we´ve been in jail for four hundred years.¨

"Why should they ask
 "Why should they ask me to put on a uniform and go ten thousand miles from home and drop bombs and bullets on brown people of Vietnam while so-called Negro people in Louisville are treated like dogs and denied simple human rights?" Muhammad Ali, as he says these words he is speaking out against the Vietnam war that had been going on in 1966. He would rather go to jail then continue to go into war. 
he would rather be i
 he would rather be in jail than be in war
"If I thought the wa
 "If I thought the war was going to bring freedom and equality to twenty-two million of my people, they wouldn't have to draft me, I'd join tomorrow" this is part of freedom of choice, you do not have to go to war because you are a patriot, a true patriots stands his ground and only fights for what's right and was is true to the human race, not what the American government wants you to do
You have duty to yourself, not to anybody else
You have duty to yourself, not to anybody else
 "If I thought the war was going to bring freedom and equality to twenty-two million of my people, they wouldn't have to draft me, I'd join tomorrow."
Muhammad Ali is stat
 Muhammad Ali is stating that he does NOT feel the obligation (or duty) to fight for a country that treats him very poorly. He states that this political stance on the problem can stand to lose him millions, but he does not care. “The real enemy of my people is right here. I will not disgrace my religion, my people or myself by becoming a tool to enslave those who are fighting.”.
He says we should en
 He says we should end what is happening in Louisville then trying to get are self's into another war. He also say's "The real enemy of my people is right here". 
Muhammad has the right to not serve because it's against is own moral compass
Muhammad has the right to not serve because it's against is own moral compass 
Respect and Dignity
Respect and Dignity
I have a lot of respect for Muhammed Ali's decision to maintain his moral obligations and not go to war. I think that one of the most brave things that a person can do is stick by their morals and beliefs even when those beliefs are counter-cultural and not accepted.
"No i am not going to ten thousand miles from home to help murder and burn another poor nation simply to continue domination of white slave masters of darker people the world over"
"No i am not going to ten thousand miles from home to help murder and burn another poor nation simply to continue domination of white slave masters of darker people the world over" 
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´We´ve been in jail
 ´We´ve been in jail for four hundreds years.¨

"The real enemy is right here. I will not disgrace my religion, my people or myself by becoming a tool to enslave those who fighting for their own justice,freedom and equality."
"The real enemy is right here. I will not disgrace my religion, my people or myself by becoming a tool to enslave those who fighting for their own justice,freedom and equality."
 
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Living in another go
 Living in another government can be scary, the writer worked in china and was hunter down by government officials trying to silence him. We take these things for granted 
Taking action
Taking action
this man joined the marines because he believed in what they were doing. He saw how they looked out for each other and not only that, how they helped the people hurt by national disasters, he trained hard so that he could pass the physical test and that's how he, a 31 year old man, went from journalist to marine

One of the biggest i
 One of the biggest issues that I have with concept of patriotism is the factor that a country can become a nationalist state. Nationalism is patriotism on steroids which can lead to xenophobia and imperialism 
Appreciating Freedom
Appreciating Freedom
I think that something us Americans take for granted often is our freedoms and liberties that we have here in the U.S. Since we live here, it is easy to see all the horrors of our society, the injustices that occur on the daily, and the tragedies that occur on our front porches. In all reality, we do live in a pretty good country with those things aside. I feel like I take for granted the things I do have in America because I am always in that environment. I think it is a lesson in gratitude rather than anger and remorse.
Us and Americans tak
 Us and Americans take freedom for granted we think that oh freedom is ever where but its not as you could see in this reading in china they dont have freedom they have to follow these orders so we should be thankful for what we got instead of taking it for granted. 
we use things like i
 we use things like it was already ares, I don't think that we didn't struggle enough , more than anything we had a easy run
Any one who hasn't v
 Any one who hasn't visited another country takes all their privileges for granted 
What impresses you m
 What impresses you most, when you don't have them day to day, are the institutions that distinguish the U.S.: the separation of powers, a free press, the right to vote, and a culture that values civic duty and service, to name but a few.
 
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Joseph E.
Joseph E. 
Joseph E. said "Dose it take courage to flaunt the authorities and burn a draft card".

Why must people take freedom for granted. 
If you love something, let it go
If you love something, let it go
Our Country
Our Country
Life is short so don´t take it for granted just take it slow day by day and good things can happen so can bad things.

¨Patriotism is more than fighting or dying for one´s country country.¨
Understanding Obligation
Understanding Obligation
Something that many people have a hard time grasping is that not all people did not want to go to the war. For some, the Vietnam war furthered their sense of purpose and fulfillment in their lives. I found this letter very powerful because the man who wrote it understand that this moral obligation would result in his death, and he had accepted it without remorse. It shows a whole other side of the Vietnam narrative
Our Country, Right or Wrong
Our Country, Right or Wrong
"Patriotism is more than fighting for one's country. It is participating in its development, its progress, and its governmental processes."  What this man has said is that, to be a patriot, you have to protect and be passionate about your country in more ways than one.
patriots will defend
 patriots will defend there control when called, they will also wish for their country to ve the best it can be, even when things look rocky they look to the sky to see a future I which freedom is spread to all, this man before he died wanted that and he is a patriot, he had courage and he had the support of a nation behind him
You must fight to ke
 You must fight to keep your freedom like a man will stay with his family even if its right or wrong to just like fighting for this freedom which you hold dear we must not take freedom for granted given these people who are giving their blood for it and even though this person died they know that hopefully god has a greater plan  
"Most people never t
 "Most people never think of their freedom." 
Feel some reli
 Feel some relief with the knowledge that you filled my short life with more happiness than most men know in a lifetime
 
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 Patriotism,-what definition
This article is stat
 This article is stating that patriotism is not just loving your country, but contributing to your country. The author of this article is stating that a true patriot contributed to their country by voting, and taking place in politics events that are happening... not just watching what is happening and wishing you could do something. The article is additionally stating that to love your country (or to be patriotic), you must defend the values it was started on. Sometimes, to be a patriot you must go against ones government to really fight for what is morally right.
this article is goin
 this article is going off of conflicting definitions and having different meanings of the word using wrong things like  "my country ' right or wrong" . it's creating a point that no one really says.
the reading gives th
 the reading gives the definition for two words, patriotism and nationalism, one is good and the other is the blind following of a government, I'll leave it to you to decide which definition is which 
There isn't a right or wrong country because it derives from a individual stand point. For example, some think Scandinavian socialist countries are great,others think otherwise.
There isn't a right or wrong country because it derives from a individual stand point. For example, some think Scandinavian socialist countries are great,others think otherwise.  
What is patriotism?
What is patriotism?
I thought that this article offered a lot of interesting commentary on what it means to be a patriot. For most of my life, I have not considered myself to be a patriot because I did not agree with many of the cultures and expectations perpetuated by American society. After reading this article, I guess I can say that that makes me more patriotic. Although, I cannot say I would stay in America through thick and thin. I love America, but I draw a fine line between loyalty and staying in a country where my voice is not heard or respected. Our society is not like this now, but I feel that one day it may be like that. I don't believe in staying just for the sake of being called a patriot, but I would consider myself a patriot. 
To
 To love this country is to protect is values That also means is if this country is wrong still be there to support are country.  
"To love this country is to protect its values."
"To love this country is to protect its values."
 
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