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Remarks at a California Republican Party Fundraising Dinner in Long Beach

… to undermine our will. To keep our families safe, to keep our country at peace, the enemies of democracy must know that America has the courage to stay strong. The security of the country, of … the Soviet-Cuban-Nicaraguan war machine is not being built to make Central America safe for democracy. It's not being built to pursue peace there or economic and social reform. It's being … point out the faults of our friends and insist on reforms. But El Salvador is trying to build democracy. El Salvador did hold elections and, under threat of death, a much greater percentage …

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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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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 Nation on the Observance of Independence Day

… to celebrate freedom's birthday. America is 207 years old. That makes us the oldest living democracy on Earth. I think there's a good reason for that. It's always been my belief that by a …

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Remarks of the President and Prime Minister Amintore Fanfani of Italy Following Their Meetings

… the continuing benefit of Italy's wise counsel and advice. We Americans share the values of democracy and individual choice. And since Italy's spectacular liberation of General Dozier from …

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Remarks at a Reagan-Bush Rally in Decatur, Illinois

… A century and a half ago, a young Frenchman named Alexis de Tocqueville toured our fledgling democracy, and he claimed that he was in search of the secret of our greatness, even that -- 150 …

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Toasts of the President and Ambassador Rinaldo Petrignani at the Italian Embassy Luncheon Commemorating Columbus Day

… all free men, an irreplaceable guarantee for the protection and the expansion of freedom and democracy in this continent, in Europe, in the entire world. Your gesture today, Mr. President, …

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Remarks at a Ceremony Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the Normandy Invasion, D-day

… You all knew that some things are worth dying for. One's country is worth dying for, and democracy is worth dying for, because it's the most deeply honorable form of government ever … Today, as 40 years ago, our armies are here for only one purpose -- to protect and defend democracy. The only territories we hold are memorials like this one and graveyards where our …

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Remarks at a White House Ceremony for Medical Students and United States Military Personnel From Grenada

… glad the United States came to Grenada. I think that tells a lot about the differences between democracy and totalitarianism. Now, I'm not going to take up all the time here. But it's good to … men, with their unspoken dedication to the United States and to our standards of freedom and democracy, have my great respect. My experience in Grenada, especially in the library medical …

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