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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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The President's News Conference

… for congressional understanding and support. In Central America, as elsewhere, we support democracy, reform, and human freedom. We support economic development. We support dialog and … to that region, we provide $3 for economic and human development. But we recognize that democracy and development can hardly flourish when threatened by violence. Dialog and … be the foremost protector of peace. As part of this mission, as a way to provide a shield for democracy and development, we, together with our friends, are now planning joint training …

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The President's News Conference

… called the death squads and the so-called rightists, who, by the same token, don't want democracy. They want to go back to what they've had in this 400-year history. And the El Salvador Government has made great progress in establishing democracy. They're hindered in their fight against the guerrillas by this action behind their … is being assailed from radicals from both sides -- I think our obligation is to try and help democracy triumph there, and this is why we've offered some help. And I must say, when the Vice …

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Remarks to the Reagan Administration Executive Forum

… defense of American interests is tantamount to the defense of national independence, liberal democracy, and human rights throughout the world, and our defense of these principles must be …

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Remarks at the Bicentennial Observance of the Battle of Yorktown in Virginia

… values around which we now must rally -- human dignity, individual rights, and representative democracy. Our nations share the foundation of common law, separation of powers, and limited …

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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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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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