«The late Maitama Sule also known by his traditional title, Danmasanin Kano was a patriot who espoused the God given strengths and positive attributes of all the constituent ethnicities that make up our great country Nigeria. (dailypost.ng)
For example, Updike was a patriot in prose who thought America was large - hearted enough to inspire the boldest prose and contain the harshest criticism. (firstthings.com)