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Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session With Southeast Regional Editors and Broadcasters

… a term of derogation imposed on them by the Sandinistas. These are people who are fighting for democracy and freedom in their country. And here there's no question about my being informed. … wrong, and I don't see anything wrong with other countries that share our feeling about democracy -- even though this is in this hemisphere -- would come to the aid of these freedom … in which we have been -- the democratic nations of the world, together -- trying to help democracy. Q. Mr. President, my name is Tim Kent from WRAL-TV in Raleigh, North Carolina. I don't …

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Remarks at the Annual Republican Congressional Fundraising Dinner

… speech I was being hanged, the crowd would be twice as big.'' [Laughter] "Success in a democracy,'' as Churchill pointed out, "has little to do with pleasing the crowd and a lot to do … freedom to be snuffed out in Nicaragua, if we cower and refuse to support those who fight for democracy, our country will pay dearly for our lack of courage. I received a letter signed by …

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Remarks at the Annual Meeting of the Atlantic Council

… we're against but on what we're for. And we are against totalitarianism. We're for freedom and democracy -- for them without hesitation or apology, and virtually, I would venture, without … join together to help restore the economies of two countries: one, the Philippines, an heroic democracy ravaged by Communist-led insurrection; the other, Afghanistan, a victim of brutal … my visit to Moscow, the countries of the Soviet bloc as well. I believe that the house of democracy's current consensus for strength and growth will usher in a new age of which we can …

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Remarks at the 1988 Reagan Administration Executive Forum

… for quite awhile now. This is also the year that the United States will strongly affirm that democracy, not communism, is the future of Central America . In a few weeks, Congress will … We must have the courage to stand behind those who continue to put their lives on the line for democracy in Nicaragua . We've learned on another front that standing firm -- that strength, not …

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Remarks at the Italian-American Conference on Private Sector Initiatives in Venice, Italy

… could be called the common credo of every democratic nation across the Earth. Yet if freedom, democracy, and the rights of man are to be preserved through the ages, free men and women must …

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Remarks at the Exchange of Documents Ratifying the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty

… to take a moment to thank the United States Senate for their work on this treaty. The way of democracy is sometimes a complicated way and sometimes trying, but it is a good way, and we …

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Remarks Following Discussions With Prime Minister Anibal Cavaco Silva of Portugal

… Organization, a valuable friend and an ally. We salute Portugal 's impressive transition to democracy and its continuing commitment to the collective defense of the West. Beyond the shared …

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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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Remarks at a Dinner Honoring Representative Jack F. Kemp of New York

… prosperity: it also nourishes a powerful popular force for greater political freedom and democracy. And our revolutionary vision of democracy also means supporting the freedom fighters who take up arms against brutal Communist …

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Message to the Congress on "A Quest for Excellence''

… steps to sustain the traditional cultural and moral values that are the bedrock of American democracy. We must renew our belief in the dignity of self-supporting individuals and families, … more than a sound military balance. That is why, in the same spirit of realism, we encourage democracy, freedom, and respect for human rights by all nations. In this decade democracy has been on the march. Country after country has joined those nations where the people …

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