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… continue this effort, and to stand in solidarity with those who resist, until the blessings of democracy, freedom, and respect for human dignity are assured throughout the world. Now, …
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… the law -- no matter how high or fine their intentions -- to that extent, we cease to be a democracy governed by the people and become governed instead by the very few. This is not what the Founders like Madison intended. To keep faith with their noble experiment in democracy, to keep faith with the generations of Americans who for two centuries have labored and …
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… true everywhere in the Americas. Immigrants know better than anyone how precious freedom and democracy are. And in the past 7 years, there's been a democratic explosion throughout the … insurgency, spreading hegemonously across this hemisphere, although many countries desire democracy? And what went wrong? Was it the Congress? Was it no support from other Latin American … do you think has been the major cause that has prevented your administration to help establish democracy in Cuba, specifically? The President. Well, I think one of the things we've been …
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… who are not in any way part of a dictatorial regime. Terrorists are always the enemies of democracy. Luckily, the world is shaking free from its lethargy and moving forward to stop the …
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… that wield the weapons. So, when we encourage Soviet reforms, it is with the knowledge that democracy not only guarantees human rights but also helps prevent war and, in truth, is a form of …
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… were able to take almost for granted certain shared values. Yet these values -- liberty, democracy, the dignity of each individual -- these values are sacred. And nowhere are they more … diversity. In Africa, she's fighting attempts of destabilization. In Latin America, defending democracy against dictatorship. In the Middle East, she wishes to engage in dialog with all …
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… vigorously, and in depth. From our meetings came a strongly shared commitment to freedom, democracy, growth, and European unity. And now, I don't think that I've left anything unanswered, … we call Latin America are now living in democracies or in countries that are moving toward democracy. And the only two totalitarian powers in our hemisphere are Nicaragua and Cuba. So, it … governments or dictatorships -- well, we're standing in one that has gone from dictatorship to democracy. The same was true in Spain, when we were there. But it is true that what has been …
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… when fascism and communism were on the rise, there were those who believed that the light of democracy might well be extinguished. It was feared that the era of representative government, of … freedom, would prove to be a short interlude of history and would disappear just as the democracy of Greece and the Roman republic had vanished. Well, our cause may have seemed … has maintained peace on the European continent for four decades. It has been the shield of democracy and the greatest deterrent to war in history Four decades of European peace have been …
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… And then there's Carlos Perez, the Cuban firecracker, and his Concerned Citizens for Democracy. And I know I speak for Senator Hawkins when I say thanks for all that you've done. … that we support those brave individuals who are putting their lives on the line to bring democracy to Nicaragua. The freedom fighters are a shield for Nicaragua's democratic neighbors, … its full strength on subversion and aggression. The freedom fighters are the best hope for democracy in that troubled country. Those who would have us abandon them and the people of …
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… the budgets are put together is a disgrace, simply unworthy of the Legislature of the greatest democracy in the world. This is not a criticism of Congress. In fact, many Members of Congress …
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