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Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville

… most outlandish and dreamiest of prospects. But consider for just a moment the striving for democracy that we have seen in places like the Philippines, Burma, Korea, Chile, Poland, South … the concentration of power. Our foreign relations embrace this expanding world of democracy that I've described. Theirs can be known by the company they keep: Cuba , Nicaragua , … not an act of belligerence to speak to the fundamental differences between totalitarianism and democracy; it's a moral imperative. It doesn't slow down the pace of negotiations; it moves them …

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Toasts of President Reagan and President Joao Baptista de Oliveira Figueiredo of Brazil at the State Dinner

… year, you restated your belief in those ideals that have guided your administration. ``The democracy I envision,'' you said, ``is dynamic and creative. In keeping with this -- basic …

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Remarks at a Republican Congressional Luncheon

… the National Bipartisan Commission on Central America, just one example of how we can promote democracy in these troubled regions. And here at home we must attack the deficits and simplify …

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Toasts at the State Dinner for Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew of Singapore

… recognition of the contributions America makes to world peace. As the world's most powerful democracy, our people carry a heavy military and diplomatic burden and often thankless task. But …

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Remarks Upon Returning From the Trip to Indonesia and Japan

… Well, prior to leaving, I talked about the winds of freedom, about the resurgence of democracy throughout the world and the solidarity among free people. We returned from Asia more …

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Remarks at the Presentation Ceremony for the Take Pride in America Awards

… natural beauty, and of great halls where our ancestors gathered to lay the foundations of our democracy. We take pride in our freedom, and we also take pride in the natural grandeur of our …

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Remarks at the Swearing-In Ceremony for Frank C. Carlucci as Secretary of Defense

… years back, when all the experts were telling him differently, Frank persevered in supporting democracy in Portugal . And due in no small part to this personal commitment, today that nation …

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Address at Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station on the U.S. Casualties in Lebanon and Grenada

… from the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States. We joined in an effort to restore order and democracy to that strife-torn island. Only days before our actions, Prime Minister Maurice Bishop …

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Remarks at a Luncheon With Community Leaders in Fairbanks, Alaska

… live at peace in the world together. If they prefer socialism or communism and we prefer the democracy that we have -- we may know that ours is best, but -- [laughter] -- we won't say that … have, from the bargaining table. In Central America, our friends are not only struggling for democracy; they're battling for their lives against a Soviet-sponsored Nicaraguan power play. Our …

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Remarks on Awarding the Presidential Medal of Freedom to the Late Senator Henry M. Jackson of Washington

… And from then until the day he died, he rejected isolationism as an acceptable way for a great democracy to comport itself in the world. This view sprang from the heart of the F.D.R. tradition … that America could not and must not attempt to float along alone, a blissful island of democracy in a sea of totalitarianism. Scoop Jackson was convinced that there's no place for …

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