patriotic speeches
Nationalistic public addresses
Patriotic speeches are oratory celebrating national identity, values, or achievements.
The phrase often carries a faintly skeptical tone—suggesting rhetoric heavy on flag-waving and light on substance: The rally featured the usual patriotic speeches.
Politicians deliver patriotic speeches on national holidays, at military ceremonies, and during campaigns.
The term can be neutral or gently dismissive depending on context.
- Declaration of IndependenceAmerica's founding proclamation
- founding fathersMale originators of institutions
- oratoryFormal eloquent discourse
- prideSatisfaction from one's achievements
- Gettysburg Address1863 battlefield dedication speech
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- oratorypublic speaking, oration, orations, addresses, debate
- speechesaddresses, lecture, soliloquy, monologue, oration
- AmericanaAmerican flag, Fourth of July, bald eagle, Thanksgiving, apple pie
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