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Remarks at a White House Luncheon Commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America

… special moments. On Inauguration Day I spoke of the American sound -- those symbols of our democracy and echoes of our past that give us purpose and guide us forward. And I said that sound …

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Statement on Signing the Food Security Act of 1985

… our sugar program while encouraging them to maintain a stable course toward development with democracy. The inclusion of a dairy assessment tax, which will tax all milk producers to fund a …

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Remarks at an Ecumenical Prayer Breakfast in Dallas, Texas

… needs the church, because only those humble enough to admit they're sinners can bring to democracy the tolerance it requires in order to survive. A state is nothing more than a … what the senses perceive. Without God, there is a coarsening of the society. And without God, democracy will not and cannot long endure. If we ever forget that we're one nation under God, …

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Message to the Congress on United States Assistance for the Nicaraguan Democratic Resistance

… by the Congress for this purpose. Second, when I proposed to the Congress a Central America Democracy, Peace, and Development Initiative to implement the recommendations of the National … States to protect its own interests and those of the brave men and women who are fighting for democracy in Central America. The time for decision is now. Your vote on my request will be a …

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Remarks at a Flag Day Ceremony in Baltimore, Maryland

… Washington described it, would endure. Thinking back to those times, one realizes that our democracy is so strong because it was forged in the fires of adversity. In those dark days of the … so that all of our citizens can walk through. The great American experiment in freedom and democracy has really just begun. Celebrations such as this remind us of the terrible hardships …

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Remarks at a Dinner Honoring Senator Jesse Helms of North Carolina

… won't work. We can only keep our families safe and our country at peace when the enemies of democracy know America has the courage to stay strong. And Jesse Helms and I intend to make sure … no mistake: The United States must and will support our friends who are building and defending democracy in Central America. We will not permit dictators to ram communism down the throats of …

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Radio Address to the Nation on Terrorism

… who are not in any way part of a dictatorial regime. Terrorists are always the enemies of democracy. Luckily, the world is shaking free from its lethargy and moving forward to stop the …

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Remarks at a White House Luncheon for Elected Republican Women Officials

… it's in the legislatures or in other State and local offices, you're on the frontlines of democracy. You're making the difference. And what I want to see is the number of Republican women … for mankind. From Central America to Africa to the Middle East, we're working hard to support democracy and to build peace. In Lebanon, the peaceful process has been painfully slow, but we …

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The President's News Conference

… vigorously, and in depth. From our meetings came a strongly shared commitment to freedom, democracy, growth, and European unity. And now, I don't think that I've left anything unanswered, … we call Latin America are now living in democracies or in countries that are moving toward democracy. And the only two totalitarian powers in our hemisphere are Nicaragua and Cuba. So, it … governments or dictatorships -- well, we're standing in one that has gone from dictatorship to democracy. The same was true in Spain, when we were there. But it is true that what has been …

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Remarks at a Fundraising Dinner for Senator Paula Hawkins in Miami, Florida

… And then there's Carlos Perez, the Cuban firecracker, and his Concerned Citizens for Democracy. And I know I speak for Senator Hawkins when I say thanks for all that you've done. … that we support those brave individuals who are putting their lives on the line to bring democracy to Nicaragua. The freedom fighters are a shield for Nicaragua's democratic neighbors, … its full strength on subversion and aggression. The freedom fighters are the best hope for democracy in that troubled country. Those who would have us abandon them and the people of …

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