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On the recordJuly 10, 2026
today there are those who will use patriotism to justify pulling books from schools and rewriting history until it comforts those in power. In reality, that's not patriotism; that's nationalism.
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Wes Moore
Democratic · Maryland
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foxnews.com

Editor's note · Context

Critiquing the misuse of patriotism in politics.

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