Ask not what your country can do for you

"Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country." - John F. Kennedy

How does your spiritual dimension ~ whether it be religious or non-religious ~ affect your view or response to this famous exhortation?

@fmf said
"Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country." - John F. Kennedy

How does your spiritual dimension ~ whether it be religious or non-religious ~ affect your view or response to this famous exhortation?

I'm fine with doing some good for my community - but my country? The leaders are often wrong.

I'm of the persuasion that sometimes the most patriotic thing to do is defy the government.