American patriotism

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Statue of Liberty in New York City.

Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C..

American patriotism is patriotism involving cultural attachment of Americans to the United States as their homeland.^[1] American patriotism has been identified by some as distinct from American nationalism because of the emphasis of American patriotism upon values rather than a commitment to a nation.^[1] Ralph Waldo Emerson described the United States as an "asylum of all nations".^[2] Official American values were laid out in the Declaration of Independence that emphasized human rights, such as declaring that "all men are created equal", that people have "inalienable rights", and that people have the right to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness"^[3] American patriotism has also focused on the principles and values of the Constitution of the United States.^[4]

See also

• Americanism (ideology)
• American exceptionalism
• American Nationalism
• American Revolution

References

1. Teachout 2009, p. 230.
2. Michael O. Emerson, Rodney M. Woo. People of the dream: multiracial congregations in the United States. Princeton, New Jersey, USA: Princeton University Press, 2006. Pp. 176.
3. Teachout 2009, p. 5.
4. Müller, Jan-Werner (2007). Constitutional patriotism. Princeton, New Jersey, USA: Princeton University Press. p. 7. ISBN 0691118590.

Further reading

• George McKenna (2008). The Puritan Origins of American Patriotism. Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-13767-2.
• Jeremy Latchaw (2009). American Patriotism Through the Eyes of an Eagle. Xulon Press. ISBN 978-1-60791-485-3.
• American Patriotism: American Ideals in the Words of America's Great Men. Allyn and Bacon. 1926.
• John E. Bodnar (1996). Bonds of Affection: Americans Define Their Patriotism. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-04396-5.
• Woden Teachout (2009). Capture the Flag: A Political History of American Patriotism. Basic Books. ISBN 978-0-7867-4476-3.
• June Granatir Alexander (2008). Ethnic Pride, American Patriotism: Slovaks And Other New Imiigrants. Temple University Press. ISBN 978-1-59213-780-0.