--- title: Improvement Era description: Monthly periodical of the Mormon church, 1897 onward. This library holds the issues of November 1897 to December 1930. authors: - Stewart, George collections: - periodicals tags: - magazine - improvement-era periodical: Improvement Era volume: 31 number: 6 published: 1928-04 publisher: Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations publisher_place: Salt Lake City language: en type: magazine reference: "George Stewart, “Patriotism,” *Improvement Era* 31, no. 6 (April 1928): 474–474." source: url: https://archive.org/details/improvementera3106unse transcription: Transcribed from the Internet Archive scan of each issue (the item for each issue is named in the issue's own source); unnumbered advertising leaves are omitted, printed page numbers are kept as page markers. identifier: improvementera3106unse start_page: 474 end_page: 474 rights: status: public-domain basis: US publication 1930 or earlier (published 1928-04) source: https://archive.org/details/improvementera3106unse publication_year: 1928 note: The Internet Archive item metadata carries a blanket "© Copyright by Intellectual Reserve, Inc." notice. The library owner judged it inapplicable because this issue was published in 1928, before 1931; a scan-level notice does not restore copyright. --- # Patriotism Patriotism By George Stewart LOVE FOR ONE'S COUNTRY is given as the meaning of PATRIOT- ISM. Love for one's country means far more than to salute the flag; to salute high government officials; to sing patri- otic songs; to praise dead soldiers and condemn living guardsmen; to attend patriotic banquets, parades and lectures; to be willing to die for our country. Effective Patriotism Means: That we will be just as willing to live and work for the welfare, protection and development of our country as we would be to die on the battlefield. Never before in history has our country had more need for brave, true patriots as at the present time. To be really patriotic WE — YOU and I — must give our whole-hearted support to our National Constitution and those who represent us. Love for our country means that we not only honor it with our words, but that we obey and sustain by our daily actions the laws, statutes and regulations of our city, state and nation. Men and women have a right to question the value of our local and national regulations; there is a proper time and place for such matters to be presented. It is not proper to disobey the law while it is on the statute-books; the man or woman who willfully seeks to set aside certain laws because they are unpopular not only becomes a menace to society, but a traitor and a criminal. Laws are made for our benefit, protection and guide. Let all patriotic men, women, and children prove their PATRIOTISM by obeying, honoring and sus- taining the laws of our country. Los Angeles, California. As Elbert Hubbard Said "An infidel is a man who doesn't believe in himself." "In business both men should make money, or the transaction is immoral." "We know what is right, but we have not acquired the technique." "If you have to say a hateful thing, telephone it." "God help the rich; the poor know how to work." "Kickers and dissatisfied men are great advertisers."