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Persuasive Speeches: Persuasive; American Patriotism - Why We Need It (5 min)

Word Count: 928
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A motivating presentation which reinforces the importance of American Patriotism.  The speech reflects on the contemporary challenges confronting the nation and the value of patriotism in establishingAmerica’s resolve to meet those challenges.  It touches on patriotism acting as a core principle of the democratic process and references comments from George W Bush and Benjamin Franklin.  (As with all Speechforyou.com persuasive speeches the views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the company and are made available for academic public speaking and debating purposes only.)

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Patriotism - perhaps best defined by the American Heritage Dictionary as “Love and Devotion to One’s Country”.*   How imperative this one single simple principle has become to theUS in the recent past.  *** ***** **** *** ***** ** * ******* ** ******** ********* *** ***** **** ****** ********** ******* ** *** *********

America has been confronted with many frightful challenges over the past century.  We have seen our ****** ******** ** ******* *** ******** ****** ********* *** ****** *** ** **** ***** ******* ****** **** ** **** **** ********* ***** ******** ********** ****** ******* *** ****** ********** ******* *** ********** ** *** ******* ************** *** ***** *** ******** ** ***** ******** ***** ******** ** ***** ******* ********* *** ** ** ******* *** ****** **** **** *******

The recent very tangible challenges we have encountered have been of epic proportions and have tested *** ********* ************** **** * ******* ***** ** ***** ******* ********** *** *** *** *** *** ******** ** ****** ***** ******* ************** *** ******** **** *** ****** ***************** ** **** ************ ***** *********** ********* ** ******* ** *** *** ** ***** *** *** ** *********** *** *** ********** ** ***** *** ************ *** ************ ** *** *** *** ***** ******** **** *** **** ****** ************ ********** ******* ************ *********** *********** *** *** ******* ********* **** ********** ******** ********** *********

As President George W. Bush stated in his response to September 11 – “Freedom and fear *** ** **** *** ******* ** ***** ******** *** ***** *********** ** *** ****** *** *** ***** **** ** ***** ***** *** ******* ** ********* *** ******* **** ************* **** **** *** **** ****** ** ******** **** *** ****** *** *** ********* ** **** ***** *** ***** ** **** ***** ** *** ******** ** *** ******** ** ****** *** ***** ** **** *** ****** *** ** **** *** ******

Our nation’s response to these challenges testifies to our collective and personal strengths of character.  Our ********** ** ******** **** ************ **** ********* **** **** ********** ** **** ***** ******* ** ** ** *********** ** ****** *** ****** ***** ************ *** ******* ******* ** *** **************** ***** ** ** *** ********* ******** ****** *** ******************* ******* ** ** *** ******* ************ ************* ***** ** **** *** **** *** ************* ****** ** *** ******** ********

We have seen attacks seeded in the Middle East, organized in Germany and deadly logistics arranged ****** *** **** *** ************** ***** ** *** ********* ***** ** ***** ** *** **** *** ********* *********** ** *** ***** *********** *********** **** ** *** ***** *** ******* ** ******** ******* ******* ******* ** *** ***** *** **** *** ************* *** ******* *** ****** **** ************ **** **** ***** ** **** **** ** ****** ** * **** ** *************** **** *** ** *** ***** ** * **** ****** **** ************

The fortitude of some of our great ancestors, Franklin, Lewis and Clark, Washington, Lincoln and JFK ****** *** ****** ********** ** *** ****** ***** ****** ** * **** *** ** ******** **** ** ** ** ** ** *************** ** *** * ******* ****** ***** ***** *** *** *** *** ****** **** ** ****** *** *** ** ************* *** ******** ***** ** ********* ******** *** ************* ************** ** *** ******** ************* ** *** ******* ********** ** *** ************ ************** ******* ** ******** ******* ** ****** *** *** *********** ** *** *********** ****** ** *** ********** *** *** ******** *** ************ ******** ** ** ***************** ******* *** ********** **** ******* ************ *** *** ********* ******* ** ******** **** ***** ****** ***** *** ** ***** ***** ** ***

From time to time we see popular passing movements which challenge our concept of patriotism.  This, ** ******* ** *** * *** ************ ** ** ** ***** **** *** ****** *** ********** ********** ** *** *** ****** ** * ********** ******************** ** ****** ******* *** ********* ****** ****** ****** ** ************ *** ************* ** ** *** *********** *** ******* *** ******** *** ********** ** ******** ** *********** ************** ******* ************ *** ******* ********** ** ********* *********** ****** ** * ******* ********* ******* ***** *** ************* ******* ********** ** *** *** ********** *** ***** ***** **** *** ******* * **** *******

Rarely, do we see a non democratic society with a broad based and holistic patriotism and ********** ** *************** *** ************ ********** ******* ***** ************* ************** ************ **** ***** ***** ************ *** ************ ** ** ********** *** ************** *** ***** ****** ** ***** ************** ********** ******* ** **** **** ************ ********** ** ******* **** ** ** **** ******* ********** ******* *** ********* ** ************ ** * ********** *** ************* ***** ******* **** ********** *** ******* ****** **************** ** *** **** **** **** *** ******* ** * ******* *** ***************** *** *********** ** *** ****** ** ***** ** ***** *** **** ***** ******************* ** **** ********* *** ** ** *** ******** *** ** ********* **** *** ****** ******* **** ** *** ********** ** ***** ** **** **** ****** *** ******* ***** **************

May I leave you with just one unambiguous message today; it is founded in the words ** *** ** *** ******** **** ******* ******** ******** ******** ***************** ****** ** *** ****** *** *** ** ******** ***** ** **** ** ********** **** * ***** **** *** **** ** ********* ******* ** ****** * ******** ********* ****** ******* ******* ******* *** ********

This observation from over 200 years ago encapsulates and echoes our personal and collective patriotic challenge.  ********** ******* ** ***** * *** ******* ** ******* ** ******** ** *** ******* ** ********** *** ********** ************ ****** *** ******** * **** ** *** ********** ******* ** ******** *******************

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