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Remarks Following Discussions With Pope John Paul II in Miami, Florida

… America . I assured His Holiness that the United States is committed to the extension of democracy throughout Latin America . The Pope and I also discussed the prospects for improved …

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Toronto Economic Summit Conference Chairman's Summary of Political Issues

… which must be replaced through a process of genuine national negotiations by a non-racial democracy. We expressed our urgent opinion on three particular matters: (1) all legal options …

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Letter Accepting the Resignation of Robert H. Bork as United States Circuit Judge

… of judging but, more importantly, the proper function of judges in our constitutional democracy. This was a public campaign of miseducation to which, as a sitting federal judge, I … but must not invent new principles of his own. A few years ago I said: In a constitutional democracy the moral content of law must be given by the morality of the framer or the legislator, … is essential if courts are not to set the social agenda for the nation, and if representative democracy is to maintain its legitimate spheres of authority. Those who want political judges …

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Statement by Assistant to the President for Press Relations Fitzwater on the Veto of a Bill Concerning Post-Employment Restrictions

… easily understood, and should not erect barriers to public service. The hallmark of our democracy is a government that serves the people, and our citizens deserve the most talented and …

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Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session With Regional Editors and Broadcasters

… belongs back in the Organization of American States, and it can only get there by becoming a democracy instead of the totalitarian government that it is. Funeral for Soviet President … And in doing that, they had promised the Organization of American States that their goal was democracy: free elections, free labor unions, freedom of the press, observance of human rights, as should be in a democracy. And they have violated every one of those promises with a totalitarian form of …

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Remarks to the National Conference of State Legislators

… has long been based on a simple principle: diplomacy and pressure in support of freedom and democracy must go hand-in-hand. We've seen the success of this two-track approach elsewhere in … early to tell if Daniel Ortega's promises will be matched by true efforts to permit genuine democracy. What is unmistakable is this: Democracy has a chance in Nicaragua because of one factor alone -- the pressure placed on the …

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Remarks at the Annual Convention of the American Society of Newspaper Editors

… before this group almost 27 years ago, President Kennedy said that, ``The President of a great democracy such as ours and the editors of great newspapers such as yours owe a common obligation … peace a chance' now have an obligation to turn their attention and their passion to ensuring democracy a chance.'' Well, the Post is not alone in this view. Costa Rican President Arias has said that "There can be no peace without democracy in Central America .'' Now the question is: Are we taking steps toward democracy in …

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Proclamation 5701 -- National Hispanic Heritage Week, 1987

… their countries. Today, Hispanics carry on the dream of freedom throughout the hemisphere, and democracy is enjoying a broad resurgence. The Spanish names bestowed on so many of our cities, …

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Remarks at a Republican Party Rally in Miami, Florida

… answer to the question was no, and they objected to our trying to help El Salvador become a democracy. And many of those who opposed our help to El Salvador are now opposed to our helping … is not whether El Salvador will fall to Communist dictatorship -- El Salvador is now a solid democracy -- but whether democracy will prevail in Nicaragua . And the world should note that Americans, Democrats and …

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Remarks to Members of the Reserve Officers Association

… the pressure on the Sandinistas to comply with the terms of the Guatemala accord for peace and democracy. Ninety percent of the funds is for nonlethal aid, such as food, clothing, medicine, … until March 31st to determine if the steps taken by the Sandinistas are irreversible steps to democracy in Nicaragua . In reaching this judgment, I will personally consult the Presidents of … has long been based on a simple principle: diplomacy and pressure in support of freedom and democracy must go hand-in-hand. President Teddy Roosevelt once said, ``Diplomacy is utterly …

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