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Remarks to World Gas Conference Participants

… has a monopoly on the truth, but that every individual life is infinitely precious.'' "Democracy,'' I added, "is less a system of government than it is a system to keep government …

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Remarks at a Republican Campaign Rally in Little Rock, Arkansas

… to get America on the move again, to make the United States once again the great arsenal of democracy, a light unto the nations, the champion of freedom around the world. For 8 years, …

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Remarks at the Annual Meeting of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States

… the governmental process. In a fundamental sense, what is at stake is nothing less than our democracy itself. Now, I know the chamber has already been hard at work getting out the word, and …

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The President's News Conference

… vote. The question is that of assistance to the freedom fighters who are trying to bring democracy to Nicaragua , where a Communist regime, a client State of the Soviet Union , has taken over. The question before the Senate is: Will it vote for democracy in Central America and the security of our own borders, or will it vote to passively … writing to the Organization of American States what their goals were: a pluralistic society, a democracy, free speech, freedom of press, free labor unions, and all of this -- they pledged was …

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Address Before a Joint Session of the Congress on the State of the Union - February 1985

… have a military-industrial complex until a time of danger, and then it becomes the arsenal of democracy. Spending for defense is investing in things that are priceless -- peace and freedom. … freedom to worship, vote, and create wealth. Our mission is to nourish and defend freedom and democracy, and to communicate these ideals everywhere we can. America's economic success is …

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Remarks at the 1986 Reagan Administration Executive Forum

… stakes are high. We must provide the Nicaraguan freedom fighters with what they need to bring democracy to their country. Earlier, I quoted Adam Smith. Well, another great economist, Ludwig …

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Remarks at a California Republican Party Fundraising Dinner in Los Angeles

… was, ``Will El Salvador fall to the Communists?'' Well, today the question is, ``Will democracy win in Nicaragua?'' And tomorrow the question will be, ``How soon?'' We've held firm. …

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Remarks to the Students and Faculty at Fallston High School in Fallston, Maryland

… will solve all the problems, however, that exist between us. The Soviet Union is not a democracy. The hopes and aspirations of the Soviet people have little or no direct effect on …

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Letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate Transmitting the Fiscal Year 1990 Budget

… -Our willingness to defend freedom throughout the world has met with success in the spread of democracy and in turning back the tide of communist expansion. Management of the Government … to foster strong economic growth in the Philippines to support that country's return to democracy. Other increases in foreign aid would pay arrearages on contributions to multilateral …

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Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session With the American Society of Newspaper Editors

… guerrilla threats and gunfire to march to the polls, we prevailed; and so did the dream of democracy. My favorite story is of an elderly woman standing in line waiting hours to vote in the … the Organization of American States what their revolutionary goals were; and they were democracy, a pluralistic society, freedom of press, religion, freedom of speech, observance of …

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