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… 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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… to cooperate closely with Honduras, both in helping to build its economy and in bolstering its democracy. I expressed to President Azcona my personal thanks and that of the American people for … our identity as a regime governed by rule of law and based on the effective exercise of democracy and on respect for human rights. When we examined the situation in Central America, we …
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… have to do to maintain this close relationship. We share similar views on the need to defend democracy, on the superiority of democratic institutions, and on the strength of private … be toward governments which manifestly fall short of what are regarded as accepted norms of democracy and human rights? The President. The democratic process requires free and fair … have to determine what a government wants to achieve. If that government wants to move toward democracy and is making a serious effort to observe human rights, the United States, working …
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… for new extremist philosophies. You resisted the totalitarian temptation. Your people embraced democracy, the dream the Fascists could not kill. They chose freedom. And today we celebrate the … to so many, despite the visionary ideas of the European leaders, despite the enlargement of democracy's frontiers within the European Community itself, I'm told that a more doubting mood is … on anyone, nor do we have pat answers for all the world's ills. But our ideals of freedom and democracy -- -- Audience members. Nicaragua! Nicaragua! The President. Is there an echo in here? …
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… that Swedes are not neutral when it comes to promoting the values they cherish, values such as democracy, individual freedom, and respect for the rule of law. I believe that Sweden can and … they succeed in bringing greater openness, respect for human rights, and eventually, genuine democracy to Soviet society. This would benefit not only Soviet citizens but also U.S.-Soviet …
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… deliver a knockout blow to the democratic resistance. And rather than pointing the way to more democracy, the cutoff of aid has also been followed by more harassment and oppression in … our package of aid to the freedom fighters said that little or no assistance would mean more democracy and less war, but just the opposite has occurred. The truth about Nicaragua is getting …
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… 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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… twofold. I'm confident you'll achieve both of them. The first is expanding the boundaries of democracy and freedom by curbing, in the face of totalitarian expansion, that urge on the part of … better than the people that don't vote at all.'' He made a lot of sense in his way. Furthering democracy really is at the heart of what America's all about -- the conviction that we as a … America against anyplace, it is still the heaven of the world, by far.'' So, in practicing democracy, please always bear in mind the blessing that is America; just as, I assure you, those …
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… -- the duties and responsibilities of citizenship and preserving and defending democracy. Good citizenship is vitally important if democracy is to survive and flourish. It means keeping abreast of the important issues of the day … to fight for your country, for right, and for freedom. Good citizenship and defending democracy means living up to the ideals and values that make this country great. Today the world …
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… 1918, to assert their country's independence and commitment to a government based on justice, democracy, and the rights of individuals. Twenty-two years later, Soviet tyranny imposed itself …
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