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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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Radio Address to the Nation on United States-Soviet Relations

… Union toward genuine progress in resolving outstanding issues. Pursuing peace, prosperity, and democracy are not new goals. They've been at the heart of an American foreign policy that down …

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Toast at the State Dinner in Seoul, Republic of Korea

… rather than constrict that trade. Our political values also face unremitting challenges. Democracy and freedom of opinion are virtues the free world must cherish and defend. They …

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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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Remarks at a Meeting With Officials of Black Colleges and Universities

… de Tocqueville, that Frenchman who came here almost 150 years ago, that expresses it well: ``Democracy and socialism,'' de Tocqueville said, ``have nothing in common but one word -- equality. But notice the difference: While democracy seeks equality in liberty, socialism seeks equality in restraint and servitude.'' So …

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Toasts of President Reagan and President Karl Carstens of the Federal Republic of Germany at the State Dinner

… of the Second World War the industrious German people constructed a strong, healthy, and free democracy. We stand firmly together in the search for peace and freedom. Anniversary celebrations … can live in the manner desired by the overwhelming majority of our citizens; namely, in a free democracy governed by the rule of law. Germany is a divided country; yet we Germans adhere to the …

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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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Remarks at a White House Meeting With Republican Congressmen

… of mankind. From Central America to Africa to the Middle East, we're working to support democracy and promote peace. In Lebanon, the peace process has been slow and painful, but we've …

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Address to the Nation Announcing the Reagan-Bush Candidacies for Reelection

… last 3 years, Nancy and I have been sustained by the way you, the real heroes of American democracy, have met Dr. Warren's challenge. You were magnificent as we pulled the Nation through …

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