The Birth of Patriotism is a 1917 American silent war drama film directed by E. Magnus Ingleton and starring Irene Hunt, Ann Forrest, and Leo Pierson.

The final break comes when Johnny, sick with a fever, returns home to be accused of drunkenness by Mary.

Johnny leaves his wife to seek solace in Anne, the innkeeper's daughter, and the two live happily together until the outbreak of the war.

In the meantime, Mary, with her little baby, seeks Anne out to ask for some of her husband's money to take care of the child.

A mutual understanding springs up between the two women and upon Johnny's arrival home, the self-sacrificing Anne disappears and Johnny returns to his wife and child.