The True Patriot Author:Eric Liu, Nick Hanauer It?s been hijacked by the right and abandoned by the left, but the principles of true patriotism ? country above self, responsible stewardship, equality, shared sacrifice and service ? are inherently progressive. The True Patriot challenges progressives to retake patriotism. Written in the pamphleteering style of Thomas Paine, it presents... more » a manifesto, ten-principal plan, and moral code that reframe the concept of patriotism and return politics to what it once was: a civic virtue and responsibility that fueled the country?s founders.« less