林则徐是鸦片战争时期一位杰出的政治家和思想家，是近代中国第一位伟大的爱国者。他的爱国主义表现在觉醒的民族独立意识和近代国家主权观念．其基本内容是依恃人民、了解外情、反对妥协、组护主权十六字方针。林则徐大声疾呼：“鸦片之害甚于洪水猛兽”，必须严加禁止．必须抵抗西夷的鸦片侵略，维护国家主权。同时，地认识到要有效地抵抗外国侵略．必须认真了解外域情况，为此．他不拘一格选拔熟悉外国的人才，第一次组织翻译班子，大规模地搜集和编译外国书报，委托魏源把《四洲志》扩编为《海国图志》，并主张”师夷长技以制夷”。林则徐是近代开眼看世界的第一人，是“倡西学之始、开新学之路”的第一人，也是团结各阶层民众敢于向强敌开炮的第一人。他的反侵略的爱国主义思想具有坚定性、进步性和人民性三大特点。 Lin Zexu, an outstanding statesman and thinker during the Opium War, was the first great patriot in modern China. His patriotism is manifested in the awakening of national independence consciousness and the concept of modern state sovereignty. Its basic content is to rely on the people, understand the external affair, oppose compromise, and organize and safeguard the principle of “sixteen characters.” Lin Zexu uttered his cry: “Opium damage is worse than flood beasts.” It must be strictly prohibited. The opium invasion of Xi Yi must be resisted to safeguard national sovereignty. At the same time, I realized that we must effectively resist foreign aggression. We must carefully understand the situation in the outlying areas and for this reason. He chose to familiarize himself with the talents of foreign countries. He organized translation teams for the first time, collected and compiled foreign books on a large scale, and entrusted Wei Yuan to expand the “Four Continents” to “Illustrated Maritime States” and advocated “ Technology to control the barbarians. ” Lin Zexu was the first person who opened the eyes to see the world in modern times. He was the first person to “advocate the beginning of western learning and open a new path for learning.” It was also the first person to unite the people of all walks of life to dare to fire on a mighty enemy. His anti-aggression patriotism has three major characteristics: staunchness, progress and popularity.