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Remarks at the Annual Meeting of the American Bar Association in Atlanta, Georgia

… so we can put real teeth into the principle of equal protection from discrimination. In a democracy, there is no greater expression of equal opportunity than the right to vote. And I am …

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Debate Between the President and Former Vice President Walter F. Mondale in Kansas City, Missouri

… be strong, we need to be prepared to use that strength, but we must understand that we are a democracy. We are a government by the people, and when we move, it should be for very severe and … at that time -- but for this revolution to take place. And the promise of the revolution was democracy, human rights, free labor unions, free press. And then, just as Castro had done in … this administration cozying up to the Argentine dictators after they took over? Fortunately, a democracy took over, but this nation was embarrassed by this current administration's adoption of …

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Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session With Regional Editors and Broadcasters on Domestic and Foreign Policy Issues

… in Central America. Well, stated succinctly, we're trying, even amid the turmoil, to encourage democracy, to ensure economic development, and to engage in dialog and listen to every idea that …

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Remarks at a Reagan-Bush Rally in Seattle, Washington

… But we know that the Sandinistas immediately began to persecute the genuine believers in democracy and to export terror. They went on to slaughter the Miskito Indians, abuse and deport …

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Remarks at a Campaign Fundraiser for William Clements in Dallas, Texas

… mainland. But today there are about 20,000 freedom fighters who need our help in restoring democracy to that country. And a few weeks ago we won a crucial vote in the House of …

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Address to a Joint Session of Parliament in Ottawa, Canada

… was soon to be swallowed up as well. But those who might have been expecting a picture of democracy in retreat got something very different from that indomitable spirit. ``We have not …

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Remarks to the Student Congress on Evangelism

… send them there. But he said they're all better than those who don't vote at all. So, if this democracy of ours is to be preserved, we must all exercise our precious right to vote. Finally, …

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Remarks at the Annual Convention of the American Bar Association

… better than totalitarian rulers themselves -- that these regimes are weak in a way that no democracy can ever be weak. For the fragility of totalitarian government is the fragility of any …

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Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session With Reporters

… working to resolve the international debt burden, carrying the flag for the spread of democracy, and seeking real gains on key global issues from human rights to nonproliferation. At …

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Message to the Congress Transmitting the Annual Economic Report of the President

… By its very nature, the democratic process is often messy and unfocused. But we know that democracy works and that tough decisions can be made. We must rise to the challenge again and …

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