<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=432788" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Am I Less Patriotic</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">Am I less patriotic, <br>If I choose not to embrace...<br>Conservative values, <br>With a more broadened view...<br>That may be idealistic, <br>With equality issues I pursue.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Am I less patriotic, <br>If those who are hypocrites annoy? <br>The ones with their self righteous political opinions.<br>Those who influence lawmakers to consider and employ.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Am I less patriotic, <br>If I am bothered by illegitimate conflicts.<br>Those that depict one class of people, <br>As being worthy to indulge...<br>In the feeding done of their own interests.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Am I less patriotic, <br>If I wish hunger and homelessness...<br>From all made to suffer from this, <br>Was erased from them and did not exist? </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Am I less patriotic, <br>If I chose to express my feelings about it? <br>And am I less patriotic...<br>If I refuse to inflict upon another pain, <br>With a taking away from them...<br>To benefit my own selfish claims to gain.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Am I less patriotic, <br>If my ambitions are to sustain and maintain...<br>A peaceful co-existence, <br>Between those who have chosen to benefit...<br>Appreciating their lives as they wish.<br>Without being oppressed by those who infest...<br>With a manifestation to control with a beholding? <br>Taking away from others as if...<br>They were entitled to do this! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Am I less patriotic? <br>Or am I just another delusioned human being? <br>Wishing all differences, <br>Were accepted or not demeaned to maim.<br>Or disrespected to be considered obscene.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Lawrence+S.+Pertillar">Lawrence S. Pertillar</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=432788" data-title="Am I Less Patriotic de Lawrence S. Pertillar" data-description="Am I less patriotic, If I choose not to embrace... Conservative values, With a more broadened view... That may be idealistic, With equality issues I pursue. Am I less patriotic, If those who are hypocrites annoy? The ones with their self rig..."></div> </div> </div>

solid border dashed border dotted border double border groove border ridge border inset border outset border no border blue green red purple cyan gold silver black