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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 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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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 and a Question-and-Answer Session With Editorial Page Writers on Domestic Issues

… by now. Do you have any comment? The President. Well, this is a very easy one. That's a strong democracy over there, and that's an internal problem. And I just don't think that we should be …

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Remarks at the Annual Convention of the American Federation of Teachers in Los Angeles, California

… come closer to attaining. Our public schools have played a great historic role in shaping our democracy, and they have a crucial role to play today. You in the AFT can help lead the way, and …

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Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session With State and Local Officials During a White House Briefing on the Program for Economic Recovery

… bureaucracy is constantly resisted, it breaks down representative government and overwhelms democracy. It is the one element in our institutions that sets up the pretense of having …

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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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