Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president or any other public official, save exactly to the degree in which he himself stands by the country. It is patriotic to support him insofar as he efficiently serves the country. It is unpatriotic not to oppose him to the exact extent that by inefficiency or otherwise he fails in his duty to stand by the country. In either event, it is unpatriotic not to tell the truth, whether about the president or anyone else.

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The truth is something that burns. It burns off dead wood. And people don't like having the dead wood burnt off, often because they're 95 percent dead wood. - Jordan Peterson

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Everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you're climbing it. ― Andy Rooney

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People, if you break down the music, you could find the truth. – Nipsey Hussle

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Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.

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I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live up to what light I have.― Abraham Lincoln

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When you want to help people, you tell them the truth. When you want to help yourself, you tell them what they want to hear. ― Thomas Sowell

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Love does not fail for you when you are rejected, betrayed or apparently not Loved. Love fails for you when you reject, betray and do not love. Therefore .. Love.

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Pity can be nearsighted and condescending; shared suffering can be dignifying and life-changing.

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Everyone may not be good, but there's always something good in everyone. Never judge anyone shortly because every saint has a past and every sinner has a future.- Oscar Wilde

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