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Proclamation 5930 -- National Tourism Week, 1989

… They learn America 's history and see, firsthand, that ours is the land of freedom, justice, democracy, and opportunity. The travel and tourism industry, which is composed mainly of small …

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Radio Address to the Nation on Drug Abuse and Aid to the Nicaraguan Democratic Resistance

… country to be secure, which is why we've been so concerned about events in Central America . Democracy has been progressing in that region, but one area where totalitarianism has a foothold … for freedom in Nicaragua at the mercy of the Communist regime and expect the process toward democracy to move ahead. And already we can see warning signs. In just 2 short weeks, the …

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Remarks Following Discussions With President Paul Biya of Cameroon

… of the progress we have made. Our domestic policies are based on a free market economy and democracy for most personal inititative and the creation of new businesses. Our growth rate has … our two countries, because, like you, we hold particularly dear ideals of peace, liberty, democracy, progress, and moral values, as well as social justice. Like you, we, too, condemn …

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Remarks to the Georgetown University Center for Strategic and International Studies on United States Assistance for the Nicaraguan Democratic Resistance

… take place. If the House votes to give the Nicaraguan resistance the support we've proposed, democracy in that nation can be given a chance. Again and again, the freedom fighters have proven … no. The Catholic Church in Nicaragua supports an internal reconciliation aimed at achieving democracy. The Communists have rejected this plan. The Contadora nations have backed a negotiated peace based, again, upon internal reconciliation and democracy. The Sandinistas have refused to grant these proposals serious consideration. The …

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Address to the Nation on the Iran Arms and Contra Aid Controversy and Administration Goals

… always prevails. And there's another area that will occupy my time and my heart: the cause of democracy. There are Americans still burning for freedom: Central Americans, the people of … totally committed to the democratic resistance -- the freedom fighters -- and their pursuit of democracy in Nicaragua . Recently there's been important progress on the diplomatic front, both … the Soviet Union to be a base for Communist expansion on the American mainland. The need for democracy in Nicaragua was also emphasized in the agreement signed by the five Central American …

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Proclamation 5459 -- Pan American Day and Pan American Week, 1986

… expresses the belief of the peoples of the region in the effective exercise of representative democracy. There are currently more democratic states in this Hemisphere than at any other time …

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Statement by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Speakes on the United Nations Special Session on Africa

… responsibilities which sustain individual growth and promote national development as well as democracy. Many African countries have adopted economic policies which emphasize a market …

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Remarks at the Welcoming Ceremony in Mexicali, Mexico

… Issues of regional and global peace are of intense interest to us both, as is the expansion of democracy in this hemisphere. Cross-border environmental questions are important. As one would …

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Letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate Reporting on the National Emergency With Respect to Panama

… relationships with the Panamanian Defense Forces once civilian government and constitutional democracy are re-established. Sincerely, Ronald Reagan Note: Identical letters were sent to Jim …

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Remarks to Citizens in North Platte, Nebraska

… 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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