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Toasts at the State Dinner for British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher

… what is right, Margaret Thatcher reminded us of the crucial role strong leadership plays in a democracy. When the Prime Minister applied her formidable talents to foreign policy, the results … 's boundaries, Britain and America are working together to advance an ideal, the return to democracy for many nations that have lost it. We're encouraging a democratic tide around the …

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Remarks on Signing the German-American Day Proclamation

… and its love of peace. Today this heritage is Germany 's, as well. A common dedication to democracy, freedom, and peace ties America and Germany together. It is the bedrock upon which our …

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Radio Address to the Nation on the Upcoming Elections

… and a constant belief that things will get only better. And why? Because we who live in democracy are all our own masters, and we know that the future is ours to build and that the only …

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Remarks at the Presentation Ceremony for the Presidential Medal of Freedom

… postwar Western Europe. By doing so, he can truly be called one of the architects of Western democracy. He has shunned publicity, believing the cause of freedom is far more important than …

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Remarks to the Annual Leadership Conference of the American Legion

… is on the side of the free. In our own hemisphere we've witnessed an historic expansion of democracy. Ninety percent of the people of the Americas now live in democratic countries or countries in transition to democracy. And throughout the Third World, the failure of socialism is becoming increasingly …

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Remarks at the Presentation Ceremony for the Take Pride in America Awards

… natural beauty, and of great halls where our ancestors gathered to lay the foundations of our democracy. We take pride in our freedom, and we also take pride in the natural grandeur of our …

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Remarks at the Swearing-In Ceremony for Frank C. Carlucci as Secretary of Defense

… years back, when all the experts were telling him differently, Frank persevered in supporting democracy in Portugal . And due in no small part to this personal commitment, today that nation …

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Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville

… most outlandish and dreamiest of prospects. But consider for just a moment the striving for democracy that we have seen in places like the Philippines, Burma, Korea, Chile, Poland, South … the concentration of power. Our foreign relations embrace this expanding world of democracy that I've described. Theirs can be known by the company they keep: Cuba , Nicaragua , … not an act of belligerence to speak to the fundamental differences between totalitarianism and democracy; it's a moral imperative. It doesn't slow down the pace of negotiations; it moves them …

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Remarks at the Welcoming Ceremony for Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone of Japan

… improve lives and increase happiness. The bridge to which I refer rests on the firm bedrock of democracy. Today free government and free economics complement one another and are the basis of …

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Remarks at the Republican National Convention in New Orleans, Louisiana

… make up the doers, the dreamers, and the lifebuilders without which our glorious experiment in democracy would have failed. This convention brings back so many memories to a fellow like me. I … our Armed Forces. We liberated Grenada from the Communists and helped return that island to democracy. We struck a firm blow against Libyan terrorism. We've seen the growth of democracy in 90 percent of Latin America . The Soviets have begun to pull out of Afghanistan . …

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