Assertion: patriot | /r/CapableOf | defend his country
Facets:
value: against his government
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: Many people revere the ideals the United States represents -- freedom, equality, opportunity -- but complain bitterly about Washington in the tradition of the late American writer Edward Abbey , who once wrote, "A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.