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Authentic Patriotism By Stephen Kieran
Based on the quote “Authentic patriotism is not about you, what you believe or what you think is right. . . . Authentic patriotism is not an opinion. It is an action,” by Stephen Kieran. He thinks actions mean more than opinions, and I completely agree, how are you going to expect people to believe or know your opinions if you aren’t showing them? For example if someone said reading books is good for you, yet they never read no one is going to believe they think that way.
It’s funny how many people today think that saying how they feel is enough, then no one believes them. Saying you’re going to stop this and start doing this, doesn’t mean it is going to happen you need to make it happen. It actually really upsets me on how many people think
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