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Address to the 39th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, New York

… resources to promote economic development and social progress. The growing success of democracy in El Salvador is the best proof that the key to peace lies in a political solution. Free elections brought into office a government dedicated to democracy, reform, economic progress, and regional peace. Regrettably, there are forces in the … and to carry out the promises it made to the Organization of American States to establish democracy at home. The Middle East has known more than its share of tragedy and conflict for …

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Address Before a Joint Session of the Congress on the State of the Union - February 1985

… have a military-industrial complex until a time of danger, and then it becomes the arsenal of democracy. Spending for defense is investing in things that are priceless -- peace and freedom. … freedom to worship, vote, and create wealth. Our mission is to nourish and defend freedom and democracy, and to communicate these ideals everywhere we can. America's economic success is …

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Written Responses to Questions Submitted by Hurriyet of Turkey

… Turks explain to the American people and the world their significant progress toward greater democracy, freedom, and economic growth and the additional goals they have set for themselves. …

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Remarks to Members of the American Association of Editorial Cartoonists

… later, the cartoons of Thomas Nast helped wash the soil of corruption from the fabric of democracy. As Boss Tweed said, and I'll quote: ``I don't care a straw for newspaper articles. My …

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Radio Address to the Nation on the Meeting With Soviet General Secretary Gorbachev in Reykjavik, Iceland

… of Congress should know that, as I said at the beginning, the people are the experts in any democracy and you will hold accountable those who, for the sake of partisan advantage, trifle …

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Address to High School Students on Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday

… if the U.S.A. continues to serve as a beacon of hope and opportunity to all mankind. In a democracy like ours, it's not enough just to believe in something; we must get involved and speak …

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Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session With Reporters on the London Economic Summit Conference

… a fact of life. Somehow people have felt that that's the way to express their ideas in a democracy. In spite of all of the legitimate channels that are open to them, they take to the …

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Remarks at a California Republican Party Fundraising Dinner in Los Angeles

… was, ``Will El Salvador fall to the Communists?'' Well, today the question is, ``Will democracy win in Nicaragua?'' And tomorrow the question will be, ``How soon?'' We've held firm. …

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Remarks to the Asia-Pacific Council of American Chambers of Commerce in Tokyo, Japan

… of the United States of America, in appreciation of the steadfast support of the principles of democracy and the free enterprise system, for opposing protectionism in any form and championing …

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Remarks at a White House Briefing for Republican Student Interns on Soviet-United States Relations

… know it looks a little unwashed -- [laughter] -- but all in all, as Churchill once said about democracy: With all its faults, it's better than any other system anyone else has ever devised. …

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