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Remarks at the Los Angeles, California, County Board of Supervisors' Town Meeting

… authorities how to manage their affairs. That's not representative government; that's not democracy. Early in the last century, Chief Justice John Marshall likened the power to tax with …

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Remarks at the Annual Meeting of the National Association of Towns and Townships

… in Illinois in which I lived before I was about 8 years old. Those towns are the cradle of democracy. And if anyone has any doubts about the vitality of American liberty, I would suggest …

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Address Before a Joint Session of the Oklahoma State Legislature in Oklahoma City

… of miles away by people for whom no one has ever voted. This isn't freedom. It is not democracy. And it does not work. The time is long overdue for honest men and women at all levels …

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Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session on the Program for Economic Recovery With Newspaper Editors and Radio and Television Directors

… that? The President . Again, I don't think it's possible in such a referendum. I believe in democracy, and I believe in the people's right to vote and have defended it very much. But I …

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Remarks at a Reagan-Bush Rally in Media, Pennsylvania

… But we know that the Sandinistas immediately began to persecute the genuine believers in democracy and to export terror. They went on to slaughter the Miskito Indians by the thousands, …

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Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session With Regional Editors and Broadcasters on Domestic and Foreign Policy Issues

… in Central America. Well, stated succinctly, we're trying, even amid the turmoil, to encourage democracy, to ensure economic development, and to engage in dialog and listen to every idea that …

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Remarks at a Reagan-Bush Rally in Seattle, Washington

… But we know that the Sandinistas immediately began to persecute the genuine believers in democracy and to export terror. They went on to slaughter the Miskito Indians, abuse and deport …

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Remarks at the Annual Meeting of the National Association of Independent Schools

… not for its own sake, but as a way of instilling a virtue that is central to life in our democracy -- self-discipline. And if it is sometimes difficult to assert rightful authority, we …

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Remarks at the Annual Meeting of the American Bar Association in Atlanta, Georgia

… so we can put real teeth into the principle of equal protection from discrimination. In a democracy, there is no greater expression of equal opportunity than the right to vote. And I am …

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Address at Commencement Exercises at Eureka College, Eureka, Illinois

… the goal of a peaceful community of nations. Only as partners can we defend the values of democracy and human dignity that we hold so dear. There's a single, major issue in our …

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