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… has 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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… easily understood, and should not erect barriers to public service. The hallmark of our democracy is a government that serves the people, and our citizens deserve the most talented and …
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… 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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… their countries. Today, Hispanics carry on the dream of freedom throughout the hemisphere, and democracy is enjoying a broad resurgence. The Spanish names bestowed on so many of our cities, …
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… by pursuit of four fundamental goals: We have sought to defend and advance the cause of democracy, freedom, and human rights throughout the world. We have sought to promote prosperity … the Soviet bloc; and the effort to use Communist Nicaragua as a base from which to extinguish democracy in El Salvador and beyond. These are not isolated events. They make up the disturbing … the globe. Here in the Western Hemisphere, the 1980's have been a decade of transition to democracy. Today, over 90 percent of the population of Latin America and the Caribbean live under …
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… 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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… position of neutrality, he added that Finland is "tied to Western values of freedom, democracy, and human rights.'' And let me add here, that for America those ties are also the … Japan and Australia and many others, we have lived in this state of freedom, this house of democracy, since the end of the Second World War. The house of democracy is a house whose doors are open to all. Because of it, because of the liberty and …
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… ``neutralize Yankee intervention.'' In other words, the coalition and the promises about democracy the Sandinistas made to the Organization of American States and to us were falsehoods, … of American States. I was particularly concerned about the promises made in 1979 to bring democracy to Nicaragua . A month later, from the same platform, Daniel Ortega replied to me. He said that the pledges of democracy, of individual liberty, of a mixed economy, of freedom of press and religion were -- …
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… 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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… 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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