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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 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 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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Radio Address to the Nation on the Caribbean Basin Initiative

… by stimulating investment and trade, offers the hope of economic progress, which anchors democracy and freedom. In September the United States Congress approved funds for emergency …

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Remarks at a Republican Fundraising Dinner for Congressional Campaign Committees

… as they are. The central issue is about protecting human lives and preserving freedom and democracy, because they're the source of all our other blessings. I believe what occurred in the … weapons. We can only keep our families safe and our country at peace when the enemies of democracy know that America has the courage to stay strong. And we intend to see that they know …

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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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Radio Address to the Nation on the Fiscal Year 1984 Budget

… but am bound to be true.'' In the spirit of Lincoln, America has carried forward the dream of democracy, guaranteeing political rights for all her citizens. And as our nation has matured, we …

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