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Radio Address to the Nation on the Deployment of United States Forces to Honduras and the Strategic Defense Initiative

… our hemisphere. Back in the early 1980's, there were those who argued that the prospects for democracy in Central America were bleak and we would do little to prevent Marxist dictatorships … month, the United States had been aiding the freedom fighters who've been trying to restore democracy by resisting the regime of Soviet-backed Sandinista Communists. However, just as the …

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Remarks at a White House Briefing for Supporters of Tax Reform and United States Assistance for the Nicaraguan Democratic Resistance

… will be deciding if the United States is to help those Nicaraguans who are fighting for democracy in their native land. Providing this assistance is both a moral imperative and the … aid those struggling for their liberty and independence. As Americans, we're the arsenal for democracy, the keepers of the flame that Jefferson wrote about when he penned these words: ``. . … and to win the day. In recent years we've witnessed in the Americas the greatest expansion of democracy in this century. Today 90 percent of the people of the Western Hemisphere -- North, …

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Statement on House of Representatives Disapproval of United States Assistance for the Nicaraguan Democratic Resistance

… of today and those that will take place over the next week are preparation for the day when democracy returns to Nicaragua. A chance to realize that, while democratic peoples are sometimes …

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Informal Exchange With Reporters on the Iran Arms and Contra Aid Controversy in New York, New York

… think they're likely to do that? Are they going to give up what they've got because you want democracy in Central America, sir? The President . Bill [Bill Plante, CBS News], we're on a …

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Proclamation 5875 -- National Day of Recognition for Mohandas K. Gandhi, 1988

… to every human being without exception. Today freedom and the desire for human rights and democracy are on the march everywhere, and Gandhi's example and inspiration offer us reason to …

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Remarks at the Annual Convention of Concerned Women for America

… complications, it'll be even more vital to keep the central issue before the American people: democracy in Nicaragua . We can accept nothing less. Only with freedom and democracy in Nicaragua will there be true peace and a chance for real, lasting economic development in Central America . Anything short of true democracy in Nicaragua will at best bring only a false peace to Central America . The wound will …

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Proclamation 5446 -- Women's History Week, 1986

… mightily to the growth of the United States and the success of the American experiment with democracy. Today, women of every race and ethnic background, whether single or married, with …

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Proclamation 5755 -- Year of New Sweden, 1988

… of the close ties between the United States and Sweden over the years, and of the devotion to democracy that our peoples share. The Congress, by Public Law 99 - 304, has designated 1988 as …

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Radio Address to the Nation on Administration Goals

… that this step toward enduring peace with freedom would never have come if the forces of democracy hadn't been strong, and I'll ask for expeditious Senate action. In Central America , … you're against the peace process. Phooey! Even the Sandinistas admit they're talking peace and democracy because of the freedom fighters. Yet to date, the Sandinistas haven't gone through with …

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Address to the Citizens of Western Europe

… liberty of the individual, in the importance of the family, in a just and loving God, and in democracy. The Atlantic community is not limited to a military alliance. It is composed instead of nations committed to democracy and free enterprise. Nor is it limited any longer to the West, for the community of … hospitals. Freedom of movement is still restricted. All of us who are united by our belief in democracy will continue to press the Soviet Union to improve its practices in these vital areas, …

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