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Toasts at the State Dinner for President Luis Herrera Campíns of Venezuela

… and a country that has chosen a path of principle, one that will have lasting significance. Democracy and respect for human rights is not the easiest course, but it is the most moral. … threatening language can trigger conflicts capable of destroying peace. We are committed to democracy. Neither the traditional dictatorships nor the new leftist totalitarianisms represent … country. We have stretched out a hand to Nicaragua, as Latin America awaits its conversion to democracy after it supported its struggle against a dynastic dictatorship. As long as there …

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Remarks at a White House Luncheon for Elected Republican Women Officials

… that makes the world safer for all of us. Now let me say a few words about El Salvador, a new democracy that is struggling to protect itself from extremists of the right and the left. El … America. This package is urgently needed, and I urge its rapid approval by the Congress. Democracy in El Salvador depends on it. And to those who maybe question whether they really are achieving anything in democracy: Two years ago, observers from our Congress went down to observe those elections. …

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Remarks to the National Conference of State Legislators

… long been based on a simple principle: diplomacy and pressure in support of freedom and democracy must go hand-in-hand. We've seen the success of this two-track approach elsewhere in … early to tell if Daniel Ortega's promises will be matched by true efforts to permit genuine democracy. What is unmistakable is this: Democracy has a chance in Nicaragua because of one factor alone -- the pressure placed on the …

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Statement on the Presidential Election in the Philippines

… place in the Philippines on February 7. This election is of great importance to the future of democracy in the Philippines, a major friend and ally of the United States in the Pacific. It …

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Proclamation 5899 -- National Farm-City Week, 1988

… United States of America A Proclamation Communication systems are the essential circuitry of democracy, the lifelines of information and ideas that provide the motive power for economic …

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Proclamation 4931 -- Law Day U.S.A., 1982

… America A Proclamation The United States serves the world as a model of representative democracy, individual freedom and equal justice for all. These three goals of our Nation, …

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Remarks to Marine Corps Basic Training Graduates in Parris Island, South Carolina

… -- the duties and responsibilities of citizenship and preserving and defending democracy. Good citizenship is vitally important if democracy is to survive and flourish. It means keeping abreast of the important issues of the day … to fight for your country, for right, and for freedom. Good citizenship and defending democracy means living up to the ideals and values that make this country great. Today the world …

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Remarks to Members of the American Legion Auxiliary's Girls Nation, July 18, 1986 (07/18/1986)

… twofold. I'm confident you'll achieve both of them. The first is expanding the boundaries of democracy and freedom by curbing, in the face of totalitarian expansion, that urge on the part of … better than the people that don't vote at all.'' He made a lot of sense in his way. Furthering democracy really is at the heart of what America's all about -- the conviction that we as a … America against anyplace, it is still the heaven of the world, by far.'' So, in practicing democracy, please always bear in mind the blessing that is America; just as, I assure you, those …

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Proclamation 5012 -- Public Employees' Appreciation Day, 1983

… to play an essential role in ensuring the stability of the world's largest and most successful democracy. Our ability to function effectively in times of trial and upheaval and to prosper when …

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Proclamation 5148 -- Centennial of the Birth of Harry S Truman

… and activities in remembrance of his many accomplishments and dedication to freedom and democracy. In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 25th day of January, in the year …

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