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Message to the Congress Transmitting a Request for Aid for the Nicaraguan Democratic Resistance

… essential to enhance the national security of the United States by advancing the prospects for democracy in Nicaragua and security for all of Central America. Despite the combined diplomatic … and the United States to persuade the Sandinista regime in Nicaragua to move toward democracy and to cease its actions that threaten the security of the region, progress towards these goals is far from complete. The Sandinistas have repeatedly promised democracy to the people of Nicaragua, first before the Organization of American States in 1979 …

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Written Responses to Questions Submitted by the South Korean Newspaper Dong-A Ilbo

… Questions Submitted by the South Korean Newspaper Dong-A Ilbo 02/24/1988 … February 24, 1988 Democracy in South Korea Q. With the inauguration of Mr. Roh Tae Woo, Korea will celebrate its … peaceful transfer of power. Since Korea has only experienced authoritarian rule, and not true democracy under a good or enlightened President, could you tell us the secret of being such a leader, and what can be done in Korea to bring expanded democracy? The President. Over the past few decades, Korea has impressed the world with its …

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

… to those fighting for freedom in Nicaragua . Both sides claim their goal to be peace and democracy in Central America ; the argument is over how to achieve it. To my disappointment, the … and, no less important, has grave implications for those brave souls who are fighting for democracy in Nicaragua -- people who trusted us. Their fate, the fate of democracy, and our own security interests depend on the next steps we take. I understand that …

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Proclamation 5719 -- German-American Day, 1987

… America conceived of and swiftly implemented the Marshall Plan, which helped the new German democracy rise from the rubble of war to become a beacon of democracy in Central Europe . The Berlin Airlift demonstrated the American commitment to the … by strangulation from the Soviets. Today, the Federal Republic of Germany is a bulwark of democracy in the heart of a divided Europe . Germans and Americans are rightfully proud of our …

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Proclamation 5829 -- Entry Into the United States of Certain Panamanians

… the legitimate government of President Eric Arturo Delvalle from restoring order and democracy to that country, I have determined that it is in the interests of the United States to … and shall remain in effect until such time as the Secretary of State determines that democracy has been restored in Panama . In Witness Whereof , I have hereunto set my hand this …

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Toasts at the State Dinner for President Leon Febres-Cordero Ribadeneyra of Ecuador

… the words of your last State of the Nation message to the Ecuadorian people. In it you said, ``Democracy is the highest and most noble political system that mankind has created throughout its … Well, Jefferson would be proud of an expression such as that. Today we see a resurgence of democracy throughout the hemisphere, a resurgence which started, as did the cause of national independence, during the last century in Ecuador. Democracy, as you have so eloquently stated on many occasions, Mr. President, is the way not only …

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Remarks at a White House Meeting for Supporters of United States Assistance for the Nicaraguan Democratic Resistance

… just met with these leaders of the united Nicaraguan opposition who represent the hope for democracy in Nicaragua: Arturo Cruz, Adolpho Calero, and Alfonso Robelo. Haiti and the … the desire of people worldwide for democratic rule. In Central America great strides toward democracy have been taken in every country except Nicaragua, where the Sandinista dictatorship is … Communist control. I think the world is watching to see if Congress is as committed to democracy in Nicaragua, in our own hemisphere, as it was in the Philippines. The Nicaraguan …

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Remarks in an Interview With Representatives of Excelsior of Mexico, Together With Written Responses to Questions

… to the Organization of American States, a pledge that their goal, a revolutionary goal, was democracy, free speech, freedom of press, free labor unions -- all of the things associated with democracy. When the Sandinistas took over, they ousted their former allies, and they named it a … Q. Do you think -- just the last one -- do you think there's any danger in Mexico for the democracy, because it's the way to come to the United States by Nicaraguan Communist people? The …

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Remarks to Jewish Leaders During a White House Briefing on United States Assistance for the Nicaraguan Democratic Resistance

… many things at stake in this vote: the hopes of the Nicaraguan people to live in freedom and democracy; the hopes of the people of Central and South America to live in peace, free from … a week or two ago, told me that Nicaragua represented the greatest threat to their freedom and democracy -- and they brought up the subject to me. They begged us to continue aiding the freedom … home, how soon before the Soviets turn their full attention to Israel, that lonely outpost of democracy in the Middle East? Freedom is indivisible. The moral foundation of our support for …

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Statement by Assistant to the President for Press Relations Fitzwater on the President's Meeting With Members of the Philippine - United States Business Committee

… He recalled the extraordinary progress President Aquino has made toward restoration of democracy and the rekindling of economic growth, and pledged to continue to seek ways to …

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