“I distinguish, between nationalism and patriotism.”
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Patriotism is strong nationalistic feeling for a country whose borders and whose legitimacy and whose ethnic composition is taken for granted.
I think no one could have made peace in Bosnia besides Holbrooke.
There's intense national feeling in America that could be called patriotism.
Politics is too partisan, and sometimes patriotism is cast aside. Patriotism is honor and love of your country and your brothers and sisters. With politics I get the impression that it's all about what's good for the party and not necessarily what's good for the country.