The Importance Of Patriotic Spirit

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Patriotic spirit is the lifeline of a country, the heartbeat. And from the beginning of America, there have been hundreds of supporters, all who wished for something better. There will always be a way to improve this country, no matter what. Peace, safe asylum, and a continuous forward motion are all things that have been hoped for in America.
I am proud to be an american and that’s not going to change. But there is plenty we could work on, believing otherwise would be absurd. What we need to find is true integrity, and then the rest should follow. Motivation we have plenty of, America must only learn how to use this motivation for the right things.

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