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Remarks at the Annual Convention of the American Society of Newspaper Editors

… before this group almost 27 years ago, President Kennedy said that, ``The President of a great democracy such as ours and the editors of great newspapers such as yours owe a common obligation … peace a chance' now have an obligation to turn their attention and their passion to ensuring democracy a chance.'' Well, the Post is not alone in this view. Costa Rican President Arias has said that "There can be no peace without democracy in Central America .'' Now the question is: Are we taking steps toward democracy in …

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Remarks at a Republican Party Rally in Miami, Florida

… answer to the question was no, and they objected to our trying to help El Salvador become a democracy. And many of those who opposed our help to El Salvador are now opposed to our helping … is not whether El Salvador will fall to Communist dictatorship -- El Salvador is now a solid democracy -- but whether democracy will prevail in Nicaragua . And the world should note that Americans, Democrats and …

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Remarks Following Discussions With President Jose Simeon Azcona Hoyo of Honduras

… to cooperate closely with Honduras, both in helping to build its economy and in bolstering its democracy. I expressed to President Azcona my personal thanks and that of the American people for … our identity as a regime governed by rule of law and based on the effective exercise of democracy and on respect for human rights. When we examined the situation in Central America, we …

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Written Responses to Questions Submitted by Caribbean Journalists

… have to do to maintain this close relationship. We share similar views on the need to defend democracy, on the superiority of democratic institutions, and on the strength of private … be toward governments which manifestly fall short of what are regarded as accepted norms of democracy and human rights? The President. The democratic process requires free and fair … have to determine what a government wants to achieve. If that government wants to move toward democracy and is making a serious effort to observe human rights, the United States, working …

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Remarks to the National Conference of State Legislators

… long been based on a simple principle: diplomacy and pressure in support of freedom and democracy must go hand-in-hand. We've seen the success of this two-track approach elsewhere in … early to tell if Daniel Ortega's promises will be matched by true efforts to permit genuine democracy. What is unmistakable is this: Democracy has a chance in Nicaragua because of one factor alone -- the pressure placed on the …

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Statement on the Presidential Election in the Philippines

… place in the Philippines on February 7. This election is of great importance to the future of democracy in the Philippines, a major friend and ally of the United States in the Pacific. It …

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Proclamation 5899 -- National Farm-City Week, 1988

… United States of America A Proclamation Communication systems are the essential circuitry of democracy, the lifelines of information and ideas that provide the motive power for economic …

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Remarks to Marine Corps Basic Training Graduates in Parris Island, South Carolina

… -- the duties and responsibilities of citizenship and preserving and defending democracy. Good citizenship is vitally important if democracy is to survive and flourish. It means keeping abreast of the important issues of the day … to fight for your country, for right, and for freedom. Good citizenship and defending democracy means living up to the ideals and values that make this country great. Today the world …

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Remarks to Members of the American Legion Auxiliary's Girls Nation, July 18, 1986 (07/18/1986)

… twofold. I'm confident you'll achieve both of them. The first is expanding the boundaries of democracy and freedom by curbing, in the face of totalitarian expansion, that urge on the part of … better than the people that don't vote at all.'' He made a lot of sense in his way. Furthering democracy really is at the heart of what America's all about -- the conviction that we as a … America against anyplace, it is still the heaven of the world, by far.'' So, in practicing democracy, please always bear in mind the blessing that is America; just as, I assure you, those …

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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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