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Address Before a Joint Session of the Irish National Parliament

… or imperial gain. We sought to do all in our power to encourage prosperity and peace and democracy in Europe. One can imagine if some other countries, possibly, had had these weapons … had had her opportunity to vote. They came home convinced that the people of El Salvador want democracy. All the United States is attempting to do -- with only 55 military advisers and $474 …

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Interview With Steven R. Weisman and Francis X. Clines of the New York Times on Foreign and Domestic Issues

… States asked for a statement of what were the goals of the revolution. And they were provided: democracy, a pluralistic government, free elections, free labor unions, freedom of the press, … that were not Sandinista, other groups who wanted -- and they thought all the same thing, democracy -- to rid themselves of a dictatorship. Those elements were denied participation in the …

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Question-and-Answer Session With Reporters on the Trip to China

… agree on a great many things. Q. How did they like preaching -- your preaching at them about democracy, God, capitalism, freedom? The President . They never said any word about that, and I …

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Remarks on Presenting the Congressional Gold Medal to Elie Wiesel and on Signing the Jewish Heritage Week Proclamation

… to the American Army for liberating us. We are grateful to this country -- the greatest democracy in the world, the freest nation in the world, the moral nation, the authority in the …

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Remarks at a White House Briefing on Soviet-United States Relations for the President's Commission on Executive Exchange

… the Soviets; to publicly define the crucial, moral distinctions between totalitarianism and democracy; and actively assist those who are struggling for their own self-determination. Yet at …

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Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session With Editorial Page Writers on Domestic Issues

… by now. Do you have any comment? The President. Well, this is a very easy one. That's a strong democracy over there, and that's an internal problem. And I just don't think that we should be …

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Remarks at the Annual Convention of the American Federation of Teachers in Los Angeles, California

… come closer to attaining. Our public schools have played a great historic role in shaping our democracy, and they have a crucial role to play today. You in the AFT can help lead the way, and …

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Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session With State and Local Officials During a White House Briefing on the Program for Economic Recovery

… bureaucracy is constantly resisted, it breaks down representative government and overwhelms democracy. It is the one element in our institutions that sets up the pretense of having …

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Remarks at a New York Republican Party Fundraising Dinner

… by her friends. And this is especially true concerning our commitment to the one Western-style democracy in the Middle East, the state of Israel. There have been moves afoot to kick Israel out …

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Address to the Nation on the Soviet-United States Summit Meeting

… of the marketplace, freedom to speak, assemble, and vote. And when we see the progress of democracy in these last years, from Latin America to Asia , we must be optimistic about the …

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