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… 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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… 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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… 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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… that America stands for freedom for humankind. Around the world we're working hard to support democracy and to build peace. And that brings me to our relationship with the Soviet Union. We …
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… 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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… Q. Do you think that if the Sandinista government remains in power in Nicaragua that democracy and freedom can survive in Central America? The President. Well, Lou, let me answer it … that then threw out part of its own revolutionary forces because they wanted legitimate democracy, and yet at the same time that it's complaining because those same forces -- those are …
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… a fact of life. Somehow people have felt that that's the way to express their ideas in a democracy. In spite of all of the legitimate channels that are open to them, they take to the …
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… 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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… so that -- such as El Salvador, where they're trying as desperately as they are to have a democracy, and to have an improved living for their people. You've got to protect them from the … the principles of revolution that it enunciated when it was fighting the revolution, which was democracy, human rights, free press, free labor unions, and so forth. Now, the election isn't …
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… ideas, the rights of man under God, the rule of law, constitutional government, parliamentary democracy, all the great notions of human liberty still so ardently sought by so many and so much …
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