“Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it. Patriotism is the feeling of love and respect for your country, its history and traditions. Patriotism is a natural and probably the most important factor of the country’s success, because if people are the patriots, they work hard for the development of their country, protection of its historical heritage and improvement of the love towards the culture of the nation. The people who do not love their native country and have no idea about its traditions and history are not able to be called the people of this country, they are the simple citizens, who just live in its territory.

Patriotism is the major factor which makes people create human history, work hard, fight and die for their country. Without this factor there would be no wars, dignity and courage. When the aggressor tries to invade the country, it can simply capitulate, but it does not because there are people who want to see their country independent, flourishing and rich. No one enjoys when the stranger comes into his house and starts to set his own rules. The same thing is the country. If the invader starts to dictate with will, people start to protect their homes and the whole country with the purpose to maintain its identity and uniqueness.

Patriotism is the respect of the native history. It is natural and essential to be aware about the most important facts of the history of your country, because we learn many new and fascinating facts about the average people, their lifestyle, the failure and success and we start to realize how much does it cost to make the country prosperous, stable and convenient for life. Patriotism is not the love towards the territory of the country, it is the love towards the traditions and people who live on this territory, so it is important to have patriotic feeling in order to show the respect towards the ones who have contributed into the development of the country and its current peaceful condition.

It is a positive thing that patriotism is propagated since childhood, because children are the future of every country and if they love their country, they will strive to improve it further. Patriotism is not the humiliation of other countries and ethnicities; it is a natural love and respect towards the native country and this attitude should exist in everyone if he wants his country to be prosperous and esteemed.

Patriotism is when love of your own people comes first; nationalism, when hate for people other than your own comes first.”