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Radio Address to the Nation on the Deployment of United States Forces to Honduras and the Strategic Defense Initiative

… our hemisphere. Back in the early 1980's, there were those who argued that the prospects for democracy in Central America were bleak and we would do little to prevent Marxist dictatorships … month, the United States had been aiding the freedom fighters who've been trying to restore democracy by resisting the regime of Soviet-backed Sandinista Communists. However, just as the …

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Statement on House of Representatives Disapproval of United States Assistance for the Nicaraguan Democratic Resistance

… of today and those that will take place over the next week are preparation for the day when democracy returns to Nicaragua. A chance to realize that, while democratic peoples are sometimes …

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Written Responses to Questions Submitted by El Pais of Spain

… regional peace and stability. One of the most important contributions Spain makes in fostering democracy is the example it has set over the past decade. Let me note, by the way, that when I took office 4 years ago only one of the five countries in Central America was a democracy. Now there are three democracies and one country well on the way back to democratic …

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Toasts at the State Dinner for President Jose Napoleon Duarte Fuentes of El Salvador

… fought the brutality and repression of left and right, has come to symbolize the struggle for democracy in this hemisphere. I have little doubt that our forefathers, who sacrificed so much to … so that other countries can also have what you have dear in this country, which is freedom and democracy. Let me be simple and ask you to just raise your head and give a prayer for my people …

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Proclamation 5360 -- Freedom of the Press Day

… maintaining freedom of the press. Today, our tradition of a free press as a vital part of our democracy is as important as ever. The news media are now using modern techniques to bring our …

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Proclamation 5875 -- National Day of Recognition for Mohandas K. Gandhi, 1988

… to every human being without exception. Today freedom and the desire for human rights and democracy are on the march everywhere, and Gandhi's example and inspiration offer us reason to …

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Remarks at the Annual Convention of Concerned Women for America

… complications, it'll be even more vital to keep the central issue before the American people: democracy in Nicaragua . We can accept nothing less. Only with freedom and democracy in Nicaragua will there be true peace and a chance for real, lasting economic development in Central America . Anything short of true democracy in Nicaragua will at best bring only a false peace to Central America . The wound will …

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Proclamation 5347 -- Minority Enterprise Development Week, 1985

… freely in the marketplace. But those laws contradicted the spirit of freedom that animates our democracy, and today they are only an historical memory, a reminder of the need to be forever …

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Proclamation 5446 -- Women's History Week, 1986

… mightily to the growth of the United States and the success of the American experiment with democracy. Today, women of every race and ethnic background, whether single or married, with …

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Proclamation 5755 -- Year of New Sweden, 1988

… of the close ties between the United States and Sweden over the years, and of the devotion to democracy that our peoples share. The Congress, by Public Law 99 - 304, has designated 1988 as …

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