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… at hand -- to move forward with America . Now, I think a first order of business is peace and democracy in Central America . And last week I joined with bipartisan leaders in Congress in … to democratic reforms by the Sandinista Communist government in Nicaragua . Peace and democracy -- the two are inseparable. And if any one of you think maybe I'm going too far in … my desk drawer in Washington -- they carry the picture of Nikolai Lenin. The aspirations for democracy, promised by the Sandinistas in 1979 -- the commitment to free speech, free press, …
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… restraint: that a judge is bound by the Constitution to interpret laws, not make them. In our democracy, it is the elected representatives of the people, not unelected judges, who make laws. …
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… celebration of the centennial of the birth of David Ben-Gurion and the values of freedom and democracy we share with Israel, the Congress, by Senate Joint Resolution 422, has authorized and …
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… are in Nicaragua to help them harvest their coffee crop? What we are doing is supporting democracy in Nicaragua and all the people who seek to build it. They're the real revolutionaries. … never shied away from negotiations as a solution, but we would want them to result in a real democracy in Nicaragua in which all sectors of the Nicaraguan society are really free to … history that a Communist regime, having consolidated totalitarian control, was replaced by a democracy. The world has now seen the proof -- the old idea that communism is irreversible is …
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… winds, sweeping out the old and, I believe, ushering in a new era of freedom, an era in which democracy is once again recognized as the new idea. So, this is an exciting time, and I expect …
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… And this is why the United States will continue to support those fighting for freedom and democracy in Nicaragua. Permit me to turn now to Canada, our neighbor to the north. Last March I … in the defense of North America and are partners in the NATO alliance. We share a tradition of democracy and political stability and a firm commitment to economic growth. We're not only …
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… when he said that he hoped the Soviets would work with us after the war for a world of democracy and peace. With this prayer in his heart, F.D.R. went to the Yalta Conference in 1945 … against totalitarianism, particularly imperialistic expansionist totalitarianism. We are for democracy and human rights, and we're for a worldwide prosperity that only free economies can …
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… of which to be proud, so much that others can only dream of, most of all our freedom and our democracy; and we stand for so much that is good and decent and honorable in the world. When I … the case in the Philippines right now -- those economies are troubled. Others struggle toward democracy or economic strength, or both. And too many others still live in lands that know …
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… human rights on this day? Well, there are many encouraging signs. Less than a decade ago, democracy seemed in retreat. Communism, which has turned the suppression of human rights into a … free. Since the beginning of the decade, we have witnessed one of the greatest expansions of democracy on record. Latin America , once the bastion of the caudillo, the Latin strongman, is … the two great oceans, were put here to be found by people with a special love of freedom. Democracy and human rights are the birthright of all Americans. We should not be satisfied until …
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… fundamental elements of our experience are valid for the rest of the world -- the elements of democracy and economic freedom. Indeed, I believe that the world of the future can be just that … growth along the Pacific rim has been little short of incredible. There's been a victory for democracy in the Philippines . And more recently, a second victory for democracy in South Korea , where a free-market economy is already established and flourishing. In …
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