Peace: The Summum Bonum

should not become an influencer for them. If people develop the wisdom to not take the news appearing in the media on face value, rather they evaluate the sanctity and veracity of the report, this issue shall be resolved. What is patriotism? There is an example of this in the ‘Oath of Allegiance’ that one takes while immigrating to the United States of America or is directly applied if they are born there. The oath reads: I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen; that I will support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States of America against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I will bear arms on behalf of the United States when required by the law; that I will perform noncombatant service in the Armed Forces of the United States when required by the law; that I will perform work of national importance under civilian direction when required by the law; and that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; so help me God. This oath primarily implies that the nation requires from its citizens to support the constitution, renounce allegiance to any foreign