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Remarks at a Fundraising Dinner for Howard University

… is good enough to govern another man without that other's consent. This expresses my idea of democracy. Whatever differs from this is no democracy. In the years that followed, Howard has fulfilled its mission -- sending its trained …

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Remarks at the Annual Convention of the American Legion in Seattle, Washington

… them reverse centuries of poverty and inequity. And that's what they want, too. In Costa Rica, democracy and respect for human rights are a long and proud tradition. In Honduras, democratic institutions are taking root. In El Salvador, democracy is beginning to work even in the face of externally supported terrorism and guerrilla warfare. We know that democracy in Central America will not be built overnight. But step by step, with humanitarian, …

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Address Before the Bundestag in Bonn, Federal Republic of Germany

… Many peoples to the east still wait for such rights. The United States is proud of your democracy, but we cannot take credit for it. Heinrich Heine, in speaking of those who built the … Well, over the past 30 years, the convictions of the German people have built a cathedral of democracy -- a great and glorious testament to your ideals. We in America genuinely admire the … easier if we remember our partnership is based on a common Western heritage and a faith in democracy. I believe this partnership of the Atlantic Alliance nations is motivated primarily by …

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Remarks at the Presentation Ceremony for the Presidential Scholars Awards

… the commitment of your communities and your country to excellence in education. For a democracy to function, its people must understand not only reading, writing, and arithmetic but … the golden door of opportunity and, just as important, it's been the faithful guardian of our democracy. It's preserved the conscience and the character of our nation. We know that knowledge …

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Remarks at the Welcoming Ceremony for Chancellor Helmut Kohl of the Federal Republic of Germany

… freedom, the common heritage, and civilization of their peoples, founded on the principles of democracy, individual liberty, and the rule of law. This goal is laid down in the preamble to the … Constitution, especially the Catalog of Basic Rights, owes much to the American experience of democracy. Today there are 245,000 American troops and their families in our country where they …

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Remarks of President Reagan and President Felipe Gonzalez Marquez of Spain Following Their Meetings

… most fundamental resource is the strength of democratic institutions. The consolidation of democracy in Spain is a ringing affirmation of the vitality of Western institutions and the …

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Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session With Reporters on Domestic and Foreign Policy Issues

… elected in a country that has had a history back over the decades of military rule and no democracy. It is a government that has embarked on a land reform program, that has moved up an … given a chance at the ballot box, have made it plain that they want order and peace and democracy. And this government there is making every effort to persuade the guerrillas -- to … We certainly encourage that kind of thing. But these are other countries that have adopted democracy. Costa Rica. I don't know of any country -- they don't even have an army. They are the …

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Remarks at a White House Briefing for the National Association of Counties

… genuinely believe that the farther representatives are from the people they serve, the better democracy will function. Well, that's an assumption I reject, as I know you do. Democracy depends on government being close to the people. I have a quote that's kind of a … bureaucracy is constantly resisted, it breaks down representative government and overwhelms democracy. It is one element that our institution sets up under the pretense of having authority …

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Message to the Congress Transmitting Proposed Legislation on a Constitutional Amendment on Prayer in School

… faith was indispensable to the maintenance of their republican institutions. 1 de Tocqueville, Democracy in America 316 (Vintage ed. 1945). Today, I join with the people of this nation in …

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Remarks to Leaders of Voluntary Groups on United States Assistance for Lebanon

… . hangs almost exclusively on the commitment of President Reagan to save the valiant Lebanese democracy from the external dangers that face it. This is a great challenge, but greater still is …

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