I first read the quote and thought it to be rubbish; THEN I read the author and realized why. Of course you can love your country and hate its government. You can also love both and hate both. Government is supposed to mirror the values, sensibilities, and laws of its people. When it does not it ,must be thrown off. Unfortunately today the government DOES mirror it's people. Laws are passed that illegally inhibit the Bill of Rights because the people do not value their rights. People today seek protection over liberty, and the protection they seek is from both physical dangers and the dangers that come from learning and questioning.