Symbol [ sim -b uh l] noun: something used for or regarded as representing something else; a materialobject representing something, often something immaterial; emblem, token, or sign. ************** Patriot [ pey -tree- uh t, -ot] noun: a person who loves, supports, and defends his or her country and its interests with devotion. Yesterday, President Trump asserted that NFL players who refuse to stand for the national anthem display "a total disrespect of everything that we stand for." But the national anthem is not "everything we stand for." Like the American flag, it is a symbol of everything we stand for, namely the ideals that were enshrined in the founding of our nation - "certain unalienable Rights," as stated in the Declaration of Independence, among which are "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." When some among us are denied their rights, and the symbols of our nation are used by others among us
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