The Everyday Patriot: How to be a Great American Now

The Everyday Patriot is a rousing call to action based on the values that have made America a nation of great power and promise. In these pages, Tom Morris gives us a new vision for what citizenship and patriotism can mean at our moment in history. He reminds of us of the ideals on which the country was founded and shows how we can use them every day to revive our democracy by rebuilding our sense of a vital shared enterprise. The ideas in this book may well help to heal some of our divisions and bring us together in new ways.\nWhen the Declaration of Independence was adopted and printed on July 4, 1776, a great nation was launched into the world, a grand new republic upholding the values of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness for all its citizens. Since that day, America has served as a beacon of hope for the world, despite many stumbles and setbacks along the way. This little book can inspire each of us to help keep that hope alive in our own time.\n“Times of trouble prompt us to recall the ideals by which we live.”
Michael J. Sandel, Harvard University