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Statement on House of Representatives Approval of the Caribbean Basin Initiative

… the democracies of the New World, and demonstrate for all that prosperity, peace, freedom, and democracy go hand in hand.   … Statement on House of Representatives Approval of the Caribbean …

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Statement on the 40th Anniversary of the Truman Doctrine

… The Truman doctrine was rooted in a fundamental assumption as true now as in 1947: A healthy democracy in the United States requires strong democratic partners in the world. Its purpose was …

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Statement by Assistant to the President for Press Relations Fitzwater on Discussions Between the Speaker of the House of Representatives and President Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua

… will work closely with the administration in the effort to secure peace in Central America and democracy in Nicaragua . … Statement by Assistant to the President for Press Relations Fitzwater …

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Remarks at the Welcoming Ceremony for President Jose Sarney Costa of Brazil

… Brazil during a time of great transition, political and economic. Its peaceful return to democracy, accomplished with the good will and cooperation of all segments of Brazilian society, … Mr. President, to have such a man, and such a country as lovely as yours, as our friend. Today democracy flourishes in Brazil . The rights of each individual are protected. Freedoms of … and of the future. All Brazilians feel happy with your invitation. Our meeting reinforces democracy in Brazil and in Latin America -- so I see it. The only ideology of Brazil is …

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Statement by Secretary of State Shultz Announcing United States Recognition of the Philippine Government of President Corazon C. Aquino

… course, who are the true heroes today. They have high expectations for their country and for democracy, and they have resolved this issue nonviolently in a way that does them honor. Note: …

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Statement by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Speakes on the Conflict in Central America

… responds favorably, we could soon see: 1) a dialog leading to internal reconciliation and democracy in Nicaragua; 2) talks for bringing an end to the conflict in El Salvador; and 3) the …

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Address to Members of the British Parliament

… your house. Every American would, because this is, as we have been so eloquently told, one of democracy's shrines. Here the rights of free people and the processes of representation have been … fight against the future. Time is on our side.'' It was easier to believe in the march of democracy in Gladstone's day -- in that high noon of Victorian optimism. We're approaching the … terrible political invention -- totalitarianism. Optimism comes less easily today, not because democracy is less vigorous, but because democracy's enemies have refined their instruments of …

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Remarks to Citizens in Hambach, Federal Republic of Germany

… And it was from this hill on this good soil that freedom was proclaimed and the dream of democracy and national unity came alive in the German soul. I am only a visitor to your country, … people, but that too many Europeans have been forbidden to work for freedom. It's not that democracy was tried and found wanting, but that some forbid democracy to be tried because they knew it would succeed. Europe today -- divided by concrete …

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Statement on the Situation in Ireland

… treasured for generations, will continue to be strengthened by our shared commitment to democracy, justice, and peace. It is appropriate to pause in our celebrations today to consider …

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Toast at the State Dinner Honoring President Alessandro Pertini of Italy

… to death by the Nazis. This kind of brutal experience turned many in those days away from democracy and toward totalitarianism. President Pertini never wavered from his democratic ideals. … its system to the roots. Like Fascists and Nazis, Red Terrorists sought to undermine faith in democracy by demoralizing the people. The Italian people needed a symbol of strength and a symbol …

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