Love of country; devotion to the welfare of one's compatriots; the virtues and actions of a patriot; the passion which inspires one to serve one's country,
1803, w, Letter to George Clinton, In the hour of death we shall have the consolation to see established in the land of our fathers the most wonderful work of wisdom and disinterested patriotism that has ever yet appeared on the globe.
1990, Ivana Edwards, A funeral in Prague, The most extraordinary positive development in Czechoslovakia since its creation in 1918, the tumultuous outpouring of patriotism and protest was dared by students and intellectuals and soon embraced steel-workers and elderly pensioners.
2008, Jan 27, Pagag Khanna, Waving Goodbye to Hegemony, In Europe's capital, Brussels, technocrats, strategists and legislators increasingly see their role as being the global balancer between America and China. Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, a German member of the European Parliament, calls it 'European patriotism.' The Europeans play both sides, and if they do it well, they profit handsomely
2008, Jun 23, Lisa Ingrassia, Flying High with Craig Ferguson, "I have the intense patriotism of an immigrant," says Ferguson
The desire to compete with other nations; nationalism.
1896, January 2, Leo Wiener, The Kingdom of God is within You; Christianity and Patriotism Miscellanies Chapter Patriotism or Peace, Patriotism cannot be good. What produces war is the desire for an exclusive good for one’s own nation – that is called patriotism. And so to abolish war, it is necessary to abolish patriotism, and to abolish patriotism, it is necessary first to become convinced that it is an evil.
2006, Nov/Dec, Danger and Opportunity in Eastern Europe, Economic protectionism within the older member states has, in fact, increased in the past year. Calls for economic patriotism have given rise to efforts to create national champions designed to protect key strategic industries from foreign competition.
2007, Feb 6, Michael Moynihan, For First Time, Croke Park Is Ireland^s Common Ground, The idea that Ireland's rugby and soccer fans would have to go to England to follow their teams was intrinsically unpalatable, Kelly said, but he was also motivated by common sense: "That would have been an immense cost to the economy, it would have been a major drain on the fans, but the prestige and image of the country would also have been affected badly." His pragmatic patriotism paid off.
2008, February 15, Peter Ford, Spielberg helps spoil China^s hope for a politics-free Olympics, "It is not only an international sports event, but also a very important political mission," stated a 2006 opinion article in the People's Daily. "It is not only an Olympic feast for the Chinese people, it can also arouse Chinese patriotism."
