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>>I don't recall who made the original quote, but I saw a roundtable discussion the other nite where someone mentioned a quote about how true patriots question everything.
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>I think you mean the following, which was attributed to Frederick Douglas, which was on Real Time with Bill Maher
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>"A true patriot loves his country and still rebukes her for her sins"
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>A more accurate quote:
>"[The] best friend of a nation is he who faithfully rebukes her for her sins — and her worst enemy, who, under the specious and popular garb of patriotism, seeks to excuse, palliate, and defend them"
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>And while we quoting:
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>"Dissent is the highest form of patriotism." President Thomas Jefferson
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>"To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public." President 'Teddy' Roosevelt
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>And my fave:
>"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." Benjamin Franklin


They were pretty smart guys, weren't they?