LEADER 04530nam 2200769Ia 450 001 9910780925803321 005 20230124183418.0 010 $a1-282-42614-1 010 $a9786612426148 010 $a0-226-04451-3 024 7 $a10.7208/9780226044514 035 $a(CKB)2550000000001987 035 $a(EBL)471832 035 $a(OCoLC)527639497 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000439263 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12163160 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000439263 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10461114 035 $a(PQKB)10252127 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000422498 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11250215 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000422498 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10416193 035 $a(PQKB)10486783 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000122930 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC471832 035 $a(DE-B1597)523536 035 $a(OCoLC)1135588393 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780226044514 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL471832 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10349981 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL242614 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000001987 100 $a20000901d2001 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aMaking patriots$b[electronic resource] /$fWalter Berns 210 $aChicago $cUniversity of Chicago Press$dc2001 215 $a1 online resource (165 p.) 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a0-226-04438-6 311 $a0-226-04437-8 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tPreface -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tIntroduction -- $t1. Classical Patriotism, Especially the Spartan -- $t2. God before Country? -- $t3. Commerce and Country -- $t4. Educating Young Patriots -- $t5. Lincoln, Patriotism's Poet -- $t6. "What Country Have I?" -- $t7. The Patriot's Flag -- $tEpilogue -- $tIndex of Names 330 $aAlthough Samuel Johnson once remarked that "patriotism is the last refuge of scoundrels," over the course of the history of the United States we have seen our share of heroes: patriots who have willingly put their lives at risk for this country and, especially, its principles. And this is even more remarkable given that the United States is a country founded on the principles of equality and democracy that encourage individuality and autonomy far more readily than public spiritedness and self-sacrifice. Walter Berns's Making Patriots is a pithy and provocative essay on precisely this paradox. How is patriotism inculcated in a system that, some argue, is founded on self-interest? Expertly and intelligibly guiding the reader through the history and philosophy of patriotism in a republic, from the ancient Greeks through contemporary life, Berns considers the unique nature of patriotism in the United States and its precarious state. And he argues that while both public education and the influence of religion once helped to foster a public-minded citizenry, the very idea of patriotism is currently under attack. Berns finds the best answers to his questions in the thought and words of Abraham Lincoln, who understood perhaps better than anyone what the principles of democracy meant and what price adhering to them may exact. The graves at Arlington and Gettysburg and Omaha Beach in Normandy bear witness to the fact that self-interested individuals can become patriots, and Making Patriots is a compelling exploration of how this was done and how it might be again. 606 $aPatriotism$zUnited States$xHistory 606 $aCitizenship$zUnited States$xHistory 606 $aPolitical rights$zUnited States$xHistory 606 $aFreedom of religion$zUnited States$xHistory 606 $aPolitical science$zUnited States$xHistory 610 $apatriotism, patriotic, united states, usa, america, american, samuel johnson, country, military, equality, democracy, public, self interest, history, historical, academic, scholarly, republic, ancient greece, international, global, contemporary, present day, diachronic, citizens, abraham lincoln, arlington, gettysburg, omaha beach, soldiers, sacrifice. 615 0$aPatriotism$xHistory. 615 0$aCitizenship$xHistory. 615 0$aPolitical rights$xHistory. 615 0$aFreedom of religion$xHistory. 615 0$aPolitical science$xHistory. 676 $a320.54 700 $aBerns$b Walter$f1919-$01491394 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910780925803321 996 $aMaking patriots$93836903 997 $aUNINA