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Remarks on Central America and El Salvador at the Annual Meeting of the National Association of Manufacturers

… could be affected throughout the hemisphere. The people of El Salvador have proved they want democracy. But if guerrilla violence succeeds, they won't get it. El Salvador will join Cuba and … to stop the advance of communism in Central America by doing what we do best -- by supporting democracy. For 3 years, our goal has been to support fundamental change in this region, to replace poverty with development and dictatorship with democracy. These objectives are not easy to obtain. We're on the right track. Costa Rica …

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Remarks on Signing the Captive Nations Week Proclamation

… Pope in saying we, too, disapprove, and yes, people of Nicaragua, we, too, suffer with you. Democracy is far from perfect. But democracy does not wage war on its neighbors; it doesn't build walls to keep its people in; and it doesn't organize armies of secret police to spy on them and keep them quiet. Democracy reflects all the mistakes, all the frailties, but also all the deepest hopes and dreams …

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Statement on the 44th Session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights

… at a critical time, when conditions for freedom have seldom been more favorable. The spread of democracy and free elections in Latin America and Asia and the desire for free markets and human … Vietnam , and Nicaragua , where governmental repression is a way of life. As the trend toward democracy throughout the world continues to gain momentum, we welcome the efforts of the United …

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Remarks at a Ceremony Commemorating German-American Day

… America and Germany shall be cultivated and nurtured. For 40 years, our shared principles of democracy and liberty have nourished and sustained one another. And due in large part [to] the resolve of the Federal Republic of Germany and the commitment of its people to democracy and freedom, our negotiations with the Soviet Union proved successful, and I was able …

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Radio Address to the Nation on Aid to the Nicaraguan Democratic Resistance

… stories of this decade, a story that goes too often unremarked , involves the movement toward democracy in this, our own Western Hemisphere. Less than 50 percent of the people of Latin … of the peace plan, permitting Nicaragua at least to inch toward the conditions of genuine democracy. The United States has made every effort to promote a negotiated solution. Since 1981 … not be required. However, if the Sandinistas fail to move forward on the path of peace and democracy, then I will certify to Congress that these supplies must be released. I will make that …

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Remarks to Elected Officials During a White House Briefing on United States Assistance for the Nicaraguan Democratic Resistance

… for the only true revolutionary idea of the latter part of the 20th century, and that is democracy. As for the contra troops, well, the average age of the freedom fighters is about 20. … the ``Blame America Firsters.'' Now, it happens to be famously true that our feelings towards democracy are much like Churchill's when he pointed out that democracy is the worst form of government except for all those other forms that have been tried …

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Remarks to Civic Leaders at a White House Briefing on Aid to the Nicaraguan Democratic Resistance

… told the crowd, " The people aren't afraid anymore.'' Another said, " This is the beginning of democracy, and it can't end today.'' By a week ago Sunday, when this march took place, it had … The Sandinistas are the biggest obstacle to fulfillment of the plan and to peace and democracy in the region. While the four Central American democracies are in substantial … the Sandinistas so that they can't reverse course, so that they keep walking down that road to democracy, because each step they've taken, each reluctant reform, is still easily undone. The …

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Statement on Signing the Special Foreign Assistance Act of 1986

… other things, provides for immunization and oral rehydration in developing countries, promotes democracy in Haiti through economic assistance and other means, and adopts measures to protect …

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Remarks to Organization of American States Ambassadors on Pan American Day

… -- justice under law, protection of human rights, and economic and social development. Democracy remains the basic bond of our nations. It is our people's permanent aspiration and, for … the members of this organization govern themselves democratically. As you would agree, it is democracy that gives our people their dignity and hope for the future. A little over a year ago, … interest-free loans, enable Caribbean students to study subjects crucial to development and democracy in their countries. I look upon it as a small part of a broader initiative to …

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Radio Address to the Nation on the Situation in Nicaragua

… ideals of individual liberty and promised to hold free elections. What happened? Well, not democracy, but internal repression, imprisonment, and torture, the buildup of an army and militia … freedom fighters seek not to destroy their Communist opponents but to liberate their country. Democracy -- this is all the freedom fighters ask. And all we're asking for is a democratic … time has come for Congress to give the freedom fighters what they need for their struggle for democracy to succeed. Until tomorrow evening from the Oval Office, thanks for listening, and God …

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