Loving America.

AMERICA; UNITED States; FRANCE

The article focuses on American patriotism. It states that American patriotism means loving its social and political vision, loving the virtues of its fault and own qualities. It says that it focused on historic events such as the birth and beginning of the U.S. and ideas as its freedom, unlike other countries such as France which concentrate its patriotism on geography. It the U.S. was born in a conflict over principles which reinforced the ideological nature of American patriotism. It mentions that America is being loved for its resistance to cynicism, restlessness, and the fact that America views itself as responsible for its destiny. It adds that both American self-criticism and patriotism can be sharp as it demands that love should be renewed and reaffirmed.