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Proclamation 5829 -- Entry Into the United States of Certain Panamanians

… the legitimate government of President Eric Arturo Delvalle from restoring order and democracy to that country, I have determined that it is in the interests of the United States to … and shall remain in effect until such time as the Secretary of State determines that democracy has been restored in Panama . In Witness Whereof , I have hereunto set my hand this …

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White House Statement on Aid to the Nicaraguan Democratic Resistance

… regime to comply with its obligations under the Guatemala accord of August 7, 1987 , to bring democracy to Nicaragua . All funds under the request are derived by transfer from existing … a clear opportunity for the Sandinista regime to comply with its obligation to establish democracy and to negotiate a cease-fire directly with the resistance. The request prohibits …

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Proclamation 5719 -- German-American Day, 1987

… America conceived of and swiftly implemented the Marshall Plan, which helped the new German democracy rise from the rubble of war to become a beacon of democracy in Central Europe . The Berlin Airlift demonstrated the American commitment to the … by strangulation from the Soviets. Today, the Federal Republic of Germany is a bulwark of democracy in the heart of a divided Europe . Germans and Americans are rightfully proud of our …

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Remarks on Signing the Human Rights Day, Bill of Rights Day, and Human Rights Week Proclamation

… and Romania 's Democratic Action. It includes peaceful groups that are working for multiracial democracy in South Africa, religious leaders in Vietnam, and activists working for Soviet Jewry, and also groups based in our own country working for democracy and human rights, such as Freedom House, Institute for Religion and Democracy, the Puebla Institute, the Cuban-American National Foundation, and the AFL - CIO's …

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Radio Address to the Nation on Administration Goals

… proposed a timetable for negotiations to bring peace to Nicaragua by opening the country to democracy. Just days later, the leaders of five Central American countries themselves put forward a plan for peace and democracy in Nicaragua . This plan differs from our own in certain regards, but it's important to understand that both insist upon opening Nicaragua to genuine democracy. We welcome the Central American initiative and are willing to work with our Central …

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Statement on the House of Representatives Disapproval of Aid to the Nicaraguan Democratic Resistance

… Guatemala accord of August 1987 and the San Jose Declaration of January 1988 to bring about democracy in Nicaragua. I ask the House of Representatives and the Senate to act swiftly to renew …

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Toasts at the State Dinner for President Leon Febres-Cordero Ribadeneyra of Ecuador

… the words of your last State of the Nation message to the Ecuadorian people. In it you said, ``Democracy is the highest and most noble political system that mankind has created throughout its … Well, Jefferson would be proud of an expression such as that. Today we see a resurgence of democracy throughout the hemisphere, a resurgence which started, as did the cause of national independence, during the last century in Ecuador. Democracy, as you have so eloquently stated on many occasions, Mr. President, is the way not only …

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White House Statement on the Presidential Determination on Assistance to the Nicaraguan Democratic Resistance

… in 1979 and continuing through the Guatemala accord of August 7, 1987 , of making promises of democracy and freedom that they do not keep. After the Central American Presidents summit meeting … arms continues unabated. The United States remains fully committed to the achievement of democracy in Nicaragua and security in all of Central America as the essential conditions for a …

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Statement by Assistant to the President for Press Relations Fitzwater on the Meeting Between President Reagan and President Oscar Arias Sanchez of Costa Rica

… the democratic aspects of the Arias plan. He said that the focus of the initiative on democracy in Nicaragua is the key to peace in Central America. The President said that the United …

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Remarks to Elected Officials During a White House Briefing on United States Assistance for the Nicaraguan Democratic Resistance

… for the only true revolutionary idea of the latter part of the 20th century, and that is democracy. As for the contra troops, well, the average age of the freedom fighters is about 20. … the ``Blame America Firsters.'' Now, it happens to be famously true that our feelings towards democracy are much like Churchill's when he pointed out that democracy is the worst form of government except for all those other forms that have been tried …

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