my country when she is right

defend the rights of all people

 

I would teach patriotism

in the schools, and teach it this way:

I would throw out the old maxim, ‘My country,

right or wrong,’ etc., and instead I would say,

‘My country when she is right.’ Because

patriotism is supporting your country 

all the time, but your government 

only when it deserves it.”

 

Mark Twain