"""It matters not how a man dies but how he lives"" and ""patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel"" are quotes attributed to whom?"
Patriotism allowed to teach in public schools since their "patrie" was heaven, so that they could not inspire love of the homeland in their students. One of the most influential proponents of this classical notion of patriotism was Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Enlightenment thinkers also criticized what they saw as the excess of patriotism. In 1774, Samuel Johnson published "The Patriot", a critique of what he viewed as false patriotism. On the evening of 7 April 1775, he made the famous statement, "Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel." James Boswell, who reported this comment in his "Life of Johnson", does not
Black Belt Patriotism: How to Reawaken America summarizes eight perceived threats to the culture and politics of the United States. It then goes on to detail the problems and the author's solution to them, in as many chapters: He quotes Hamilton and Jefferson. His "old solutions for new problems" as he calls them, include reducing taxes and debt, addressing border and immigration issues, and establishing morality and civility. The book contains copies of the US Declaration of Independence, the US Constitution, and the Ten Commandments as appendices. Black Belt Patriotism: How to Reawaken America Black Belt Patriotism: How to Reawaken America is a non-fiction book by Chuck