作为伟大的爱国主义实践者 ,邓小平对爱国主义理论也作出了重大贡献。他将当代中国人民爱国主义的主要内容概括为 :维护国家的主权和独立 ,发扬民族自尊心和自信心 ,加紧社会主义现代化建设 ,振兴中华民族。他认为 ,爱国主义是建设有中国特色社会主义的重要思想基础 ,爱国主义教育是社会主义精神文明建设的重要内容 ,进行爱国主义教育要联系中国历史 ,并且把青少年作为重点对象 As a great practitioner of patriotism, Deng Xiaoping also made a significant contribution to patriotism. He summarized the main contents of contemporary Chinese people’s patriotism as: safeguarding the country’s sovereignty and independence, promoting national self-esteem and confidence, stepping up its socialist modernization and rejuvenating the Chinese nation. In his opinion, patriotism is the important ideological foundation for building socialism with Chinese characteristics. Patriotism education is an important part of the construction of socialist spiritual civilization. Patriotism education should be linked with the history of China and teenagers should be the focus of attention