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Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session With Elected Republican Women Officials

… You, in State legislatures and other State and local offices, are on the frontlines of democracy. You have a chance to put your beliefs into practice close to the people, closer than … Bipartisan Commission on Central America, we've worked to develop a new consensus to support democracy in that region. The peace process in Lebanon has been slow and painful, but there's … a democratic government. Now, we can't let either one of those factions destroy that effort at democracy. But because of limitations that have been imposed on us as to how much we can do in …

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Message to the Congress Transmitting Proposed Caribbean Basin Initiative Legislation

… time to develop representative and responsive institutions, which are the guarantors of the democracy and justice that freedom's foes seek to stamp out. They also need the opportunity to … other countries of the region. Costa Rica: $70 million. Costa Rica has a long tradition of democracy which is now being tested by the turmoil of its economy. Once Costa Rica has embarked …

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Question-and-Answer Session With Reporters on the President's Trip to Latin America

… came to him and put him into the office he'd been elected to. But he is totally dedicated to democracy in Guatemala. And they have some very real problems that we, as I say, are going to -- … all the people waved him away. The President . Well, it's -- -- Q. It was real evidence of democracy. The President . Yeah, yeah. Q. Mr. President, is your dream likely to take any more …

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Remarks of the President and Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone of Japan Following Their Meetings in Tokyo

… Japan and the United States, two countries sharing the common ideas and values of freedom and democracy of promoting further cooperation towards peace and prosperity of the world. The … rich, and diverse relationship. Japan and America are bound by shared values of freedom, democracy, and peace. We're committed to greater future cooperation across a broad spectrum of …

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Remarks at a Republican Fundraising Dinner for Congressional Campaign Committees

… as they are. The central issue is about protecting human lives and preserving freedom and democracy, because they're the source of all our other blessings. I believe what occurred in the … weapons. We can only keep our families safe and our country at peace when the enemies of democracy know that America has the courage to stay strong. And we intend to see that they know …

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Interview With the Wall Street Journal

… who are compelled to send their children to school under the law, because we believe that a democracy can only exist if you have a literate citizenry. And yet these people who, if they … of principles of what it was they were seeking in the revolution. And this was pure democracy. This was all the civil rights and human rights, freedom of speech, freedom of labor … happen once before with Castro's coming to power in Cuba. He had other allies that wanted a democracy, and he never admitted to his true leanings until that revolution was over. Well, what …

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The President's News Conference

… we have an obligation to be of help where we can to freedom fighters and lovers of freedom and democracy, from Afghanistan to Nicaragua and wherever there are people of that kind who are … which they had received support from the Organization -- that their revolutionary goal was for democracy, free press, free speech, free labor unions, and elections, and so forth, and they have … saying we're trying to give those who fought a revolution to escape a dictatorship, to have democracy, and then had it taken away from them by some of their fellow revolutionaries -- we're …

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Remarks at a Meeting With Congressional Leaders Following Passage of Federal Budget Reconciliation and Tax Reduction Legislation

… During the last 200 days, you've provided your countrymen with an example of representative democracy at its best. Those of you in the Republican leadership in the face of extraordinary …

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Remarks at the Welcoming Ceremony for Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands

… Queen Wilhelmina came to Washington and spoke to a joint meeting of our Congress. She said, ``Democracy is our most precious heritage. We cannot breathe in the sullen atmosphere of despotic …

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Remarks Following Discussions With Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher of the United Kingdom

… in Central America, and I assured the Prime Minister of our determination to preserve democracy and to seek peaceful solutions to the problems of that area. We also discussed the …

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