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Remarks at the Annual Convention of the United States League of Savings Associations in New Orleans, Louisiana

… Difficult choices lie ahead. They'll require political courage. No one ever said that democracy was easy. But we do know that democracy works if we make it work. So once again, we're asking for your help. We need your …

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Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session With the Student Body of Providence-St. Mel High School in Chicago, Illinois

… Q. Mr. President, my name is Matthew Hicks, and my question is if the United States is a democracy, why do we support and are allied to countries such as Argentina and South Africa which … behind the scenes try to persuade them that there is a better way to live. In other words, our democracy. Once to a political leader that you say out in the paper and make a big charge and … but it's kind of difficult. There are some political problems in our own country, in our democracy, because of things that you're doing that aren't democratic.'' But you say it to him …

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Joint Statement Following Discussions With Chancellor Helmut Kohl of the Federal Republic of Germany

… and the political support which the United States granted to the German people and their young democracy. German-American relations are based on a close affection among our two peoples and are … their resolve to support the Turkish Government in its efforts to lead Turkey back to democracy. The President and the Chancellor expressed confidence that our free societies would …

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Toasts of President Reagan and President-elect Miguel de la Madrid of Mexico at a Luncheon Honoring the Mexican President-elect in Coronado, California

… for the benefit of our peoples. We have, although in a different expression, the same goals: democracy, liberty, and social justice. Each nation works in its own way to obtain those …

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Remarks at the Inaugural Anniversary Dinner of the Administration of Ronald Reagan

… of this century. City halls, county seats, and State legislatures are the very laboratories of democracy, and yet in past years we've closed our eyes to their findings. By removing the …

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Remarks at the Annual Convention of the National Conference of State Legislatures in Atlanta, Georgia

… Since Tuesday morning, Washington has been filled with the voices of the people, the voices of democracy. They've been ringing throughout the Capitol. The Congress and the White House have … In the process, we'll return the citizen to his rightful place in the scheme of our democracy, and that place is close to his government. We must never forget it. It is not the …

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Remarks in New York, New York , Before the United Nations General Assembly Special Session Devoted to Disarmament

… United States has fought four wars in my lifetime. In each, we struggled to defend freedom and democracy. We were never the aggressors. America's strength and, yes, her military power have been a force for peace, not conquest; for democracy, not despotism; for freedom, not tyranny. Watching, as I have, succeeding generations …

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Remarks at a Rally Supporting the Proposed Constitutional Amendment for a Balanced Federal Budget

… their mission envisioned by the Founding Fathers -- they can become the true laboratories of democracy in the United States. I'm honored that leaders of the drive for passage of the …

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Remarks to the People of Berlin

… regime can ever match. As long as Berlin exists, there can be no doubt about the hope for democracy. Yes, the hated wall still stands. But taller and stronger than that bleak barrier …

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Toast at a Luncheon Hosted by Colombian President Belisario Betancur Cuartas in Bogota

… tradition of law and liberty in Colombia. ``I aspire,'' you said, ``to a happy and open democracy in which citizens who wish to be representatives must win that right in a frank contest …

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