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Written Responses to Questions Submitted by the Swedish Newspaper Svenska Dagbladet

… will be well served by a resolution of the conflict in Central America that brings genuine democracy, peace, and stability to the region. The test of any agreement lies in its … of the agreement are carried out in letter and spirit. Nicaraguan acceptance of full democracy -- including political pluralism; freedom of the press, religion, and assembly -- is an … means the withdrawal of the large number of Soviet and Cuban advisers in Nicaragua . Without democracy in Nicaragua , it will be difficult to bring peace and security to Central America . …

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Remarks at a White House Briefing for Members of the Council of the Americas

… two great winds are sweeping across Latin America: the wind of free enterprise and the wind of democracy. They are warm and nurturing winds that carry with them the gentle rains of hope for … of the next century in Latin America is to be as powerful and relentless as the Amazon, then democracy in that vast region must become as towering as the Andes. Just as the Amazon rises in … democracies. As the Peruvian novelist Mario Vargas Llosa said recently: ``For the first time democracy or incipient democratic forms of government are being established in the countries of …

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Remarks to Reporters Announcing the Central American Peace Initiative

… this administration has always supported regional diplomatic initiatives aimed at peace and democracy. The aspirations of our Central American neighbors, the democratic resistance in …

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Proclamation 5674 -- United States-Canada Days of Peace and Friendship, 1987

… share not only the world's longest undefended border but also common ideals such as freedom, democracy, human rights, justice, and an ardent desire for a peaceful world. Other factors bind …

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Remarks at the Armed Forces Farewell Salute in Camp Springs, Maryland

… Just as America stands as an example to the world of the inestimable benefits of freedom and democracy, so too an America with the capacity to project her power for the purpose of protecting and expanding freedom and democracy abroad benefits the suffering people of the world. Some might consider those words … You know the answer. You were and are willing to fight and die for America and for freedom and democracy. And some have -- 595, to be exact, over these past 8 years -- some have died. They're …

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Remarks on Soviet-United States Relations at the Town Hall of California Meeting in Los Angeles

… The Yalta guarantees of freedom and human rights in Eastern Europe became undone. And as democracy died in Poland , the era of allied cooperation ended. What followed is known to us now … of Greece and Turkey and established the principle of assistance to nations struggling for democracy and against the imposition of totalitarian rule. In the 40 years since -- for 8 … was somehow an act of belligerence to proclaim publicly the crucial moral distinctions between democracy and totalitarianism. And in my address to the British Parliament in 1982, when I noted …

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Remarks Following Discussions With President Joaquin Balaguer Ricardo of the Dominican Republic

… has been a driving force throughout his country's democratic development. In 1966 he led democracy's return to the Dominican Republic after years of political uncertainty and turmoil. Indeed, he is, in many ways, the father of Dominican democracy. It's a great honor to have him here. The United States and the Dominican Republic … . You're a close and good friend of the United States ; a leader dedicated to freedom, democracy, and peace; a trusted ally. I wish you well and look forward to working with you as our …

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Statement on the Failure of the Senate to Confirm the Supreme Court Nomination of Robert H. Bork

… restraint: that a judge is bound by the Constitution to interpret laws, not make them. In our democracy, it is the elected representatives of the people, not unelected judges, who make laws. …

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Radio Address to the Nation on Soviet-United States Relations

… when he said that he hoped the Soviets would work with us after the war for a world of democracy and peace. With this prayer in his heart, F.D.R. went to the Yalta Conference in 1945 … against totalitarianism, particularly imperialistic expansionist totalitarianism. We are for democracy and human rights, and we're for a worldwide prosperity that only free economies can …

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Radio Address to the Nation on Foreign Policy

… of which to be proud, so much that others can only dream of, most of all our freedom and our democracy; and we stand for so much that is good and decent and honorable in the world. When I … the case in the Philippines right now -- those economies are troubled. Others struggle toward democracy or economic strength, or both. And too many others still live in lands that know …

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