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The Dartmouth
April 12, 2026
The Dartmouth
Jasmine Lee
The Setonian
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Perspectives on patriotism

Patriotism, a long and tightly-held part of American identity, is waning among American youth. In a 2015 Pew survey, 73 percent of the Silent Generation — Americans born between 1928 and 1945 — described themselves as patriotic, while only 12 percent of millennials felt the same.

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