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Written Responses to Questions Submitted by the Japanese Newspaper Mainichi Shimbun

… optimistic about the Seoul Olympic games now? What would be your outlook for another emerging democracy in the Philippines? How would you feel about Prime Minister Takeshita visiting the … Philippines, President Aquino's government offers the best chance for establishing a stable democracy and a prosperous economy. President Aquino enjoys broad popular support, and Filipinos … to better East-West relations. We must support the Aquino government's efforts to promote democracy, stability, and economic reform in the Philippines . We must remain resolute in …

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Remarks to the Paasikivi Society and the League of Finnish-American Societies in Helsinki, Finland

… 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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Remarks at the Annual Convention of the National Religious Broadcasters Association

… ``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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Address Before a Joint Session of Congress on the State of the Union - 1988

… watching and listening tonight -- expect this of us. Let's prove to them and to ourselves that democracy works even in an election year. We've done this before. And as we have worked together … ago, America was weak, and freedom everywhere was under siege. Today America is strong, and democracy is everywhere on the move. From Central America to East Asia , ideas like free markets … This global democratic revolution has removed the specter, so frightening a decade ago, of democracy doomed to permanent minority status in the world. In South and Central America , only a …

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Proclamation 5921 -- Human Rights Day, Bill of Rights Day, and Human Rights Week, 1988

… continue this effort, and to stand in solidarity with those who resist, until the blessings of democracy, freedom, and respect for human dignity are assured throughout the world. Now, …

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Toast at a White House Dinner Honoring the Nation's Governors

… also remembered that part of federalism is recognizing that the States are laboratories of democracy. And so, we've tried to get Congress to follow the lead of the States in one of the …

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Remarks at a Luncheon for Members of Vote America

… does work. But you also want them to know something else that soldier knew, and that is that democracy takes time and personal effort. And that's why we're dedicated to the goals of Vote …

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Remarks at the Presentation Ceremony for the Presidential Scholars Awards

… of our civilization about God and humanity, teachings that make ideas like human dignity, democracy, the rule of law and representative institutions possible. And it's why all of us can … our whole way of life and what it is based upon, to speak for freedom, to argue the cause for democracy, and always to bear in mind those fundamental, moral distinctions between systems of …

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Remarks on Signing the United States-Canada Free-Trade Agreement Implementation Act of 1988

… that Canada and the United States are two distinct variations of a common theme of freedom, democracy, and human rights. As leaders of the free world, Canada and the United States are …

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Remarks at the Annual Conference of the Veterans of Foreign Wars

… or teaching America 's young people the meaning of our precious rights through your Voice of Democracy program, the members of the VFW are still on the front lines, still leading the charge, … its 40th anniversary. Its achievement has been simple and historic: 40 years of freedom and democracy in Western Europe -- and without armies clashing anywhere on the continent. Since the … and ocean in this century, Americans have left such stories. Courage is our mark, freedom and democracy our gift to mankind. And you, who know this so well, help us keep it that way forever. …

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