6 Easy Ways to Instill Love of Country in Our Young People

This summer, let’s breathe some life into patriotism

A boy rides in his Radio Flyer wagon as his parents march in the Independence Day parade in Des Plaines, Ill., in this file photo. Tim Boyle/Getty Images

My Webster’s Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary defines patriotism as “love for or devotion to one’s country.”

Note that this short definition states nothing about the government of a country. As Mark Twain so well stated, “Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.”