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Toasts at the State Dinner for Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew of Singapore

… recognition of the contributions America makes to world peace. As the world's most powerful democracy, our people carry a heavy military and diplomatic burden and often thankless task. But …

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Remarks at the Presentation Ceremony for the Take Pride in America Awards

… natural beauty, and of great halls where our ancestors gathered to lay the foundations of our democracy. We take pride in our freedom, and we also take pride in the natural grandeur of our …

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Remarks at the Swearing-In Ceremony for Frank C. Carlucci as Secretary of Defense

… years back, when all the experts were telling him differently, Frank persevered in supporting democracy in Portugal . And due in no small part to this personal commitment, today that nation …

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Remarks Following Discussions With Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher of the United Kingdom

… in Central America, and I assured the Prime Minister of our determination to preserve democracy and to seek peaceful solutions to the problems of that area. We also discussed the …

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Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville

… most outlandish and dreamiest of prospects. But consider for just a moment the striving for democracy that we have seen in places like the Philippines, Burma, Korea, Chile, Poland, South … the concentration of power. Our foreign relations embrace this expanding world of democracy that I've described. Theirs can be known by the company they keep: Cuba , Nicaragua , … not an act of belligerence to speak to the fundamental differences between totalitarianism and democracy; it's a moral imperative. It doesn't slow down the pace of negotiations; it moves them …

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Remarks at the Welcoming Ceremony for Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone of Japan

… improve lives and increase happiness. The bridge to which I refer rests on the firm bedrock of democracy. Today free government and free economics complement one another and are the basis of …

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Remarks at the Republican National Convention in New Orleans, Louisiana

… make up the doers, the dreamers, and the lifebuilders without which our glorious experiment in democracy would have failed. This convention brings back so many memories to a fellow like me. I … our Armed Forces. We liberated Grenada from the Communists and helped return that island to democracy. We struck a firm blow against Libyan terrorism. We've seen the growth of democracy in 90 percent of Latin America . The Soviets have begun to pull out of Afghanistan . …

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Address to the Nation on National Security

… they set out to meet the challenges ahead. Today the Filipino people celebrate the triumph of democracy, and the world celebrates with them. One cannot sit in this office reviewing … We didn't agree; we did help. And today those guerrillas are in retreat. El Salvador is a democracy, and freedom fighters are challenging Communist regimes in Nicaragua, Afghanistan, … swindled our Armed Forces with faulty equipment, they are thieves stealing from the arsenal of democracy, and they will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Finally, we set out to …

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Remarks on Signing the George C. Marshall Month Proclamation

… interest that bind us, to prove wrong those cynics who would suggest that free enterprise and democracy lead to shortsighted policies and undisciplined self-interest. Today -- and we can't … of consensus our nations have reached on the vital issues of war and peace, human rights, and democracy. Today, the unity of the West on security issues is something which George Marshall and … were saved; Western Europe was put on the path to recovery; human freedom was given a chance. Democracy has its weaknesses, but its strengths will prevail. I leave for Europe with confidence. …

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Written Responses to Questions Submitted by Southeast Asian News Organizations

… Pacific on real-world issues, like economic development, security, the movement for greater democracy, and growth of trade in free-market conditions. We think that real contributions to … Philippines ? The President . The United States Government is strongly committed to helping democracy and prosperity flourish in the Philippines . We have also been talking with our friends …

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