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Remarks on Receiving the Final Report of the President's Private Sector Survey on Cost Control in the Federal Government

… in decline and a nation in decay. Faith in our democratic system -- and without that faith democracy simply can't work -- was being undermined. As James Madison said, ``It's the gradual …

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Public Papers of Ronald Reagan March 1985

… Ceremony for President Raul Alfonsin of Argentina Joint Argentina-United States Declaration on Democracy Remarks at a Senate Republican Policy Committee Luncheon Toasts at the State Dinner for …

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Question-and-Answer Session With Reporters on Domestic and Foreign Policy Issues

… of American States, would support them if their goal was these four things: of promoting democracy, of immediate elections, of a concern for human rights. And the Sandinistas acceded to … countries that are already democracies. Honduras has taken that step; Coast Rica, the oldest democracy of all. And all of them are plagued by radicals in their midst who are encouraged by … a government that is trying to reverse the course, the history of the country and bring about democracy and human rights and the things of that kind, and you have guerrillas that are making …

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Remarks at the Inaugural Anniversary Dinner of the Administration of Ronald Reagan

… of this century. City halls, county seats, and State legislatures are the very laboratories of democracy, and yet in past years we've closed our eyes to their findings. By removing the …

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Remarks to the Students and Faculty at Fallston High School in Fallston, Maryland

… will solve all the problems, however, that exist between us. The Soviet Union is not a democracy. The hopes and aspirations of the Soviet people have little or no direct effect on …

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Remarks to Participants in the National YMCA Youth Governors' Conference

… And you are everything that we are hoping to see. You represent what we believe in, in democracy and freedom. And we hope you the best of luck in September. But from the YMCA of the …

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Remarks at the Welcoming Ceremony for King Hussein I of Jordan

… at the side of the democracies in the contest between fear-inspiring communism and popular democracy.'' Your Majesty, during your reign you have demonstrated the wisdom of your grandfather …

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Remarks at a White House Luncheon for Elected Republican Women Officials

… You in State legislatures and other State and local offices are on the frontlines of democracy, putting your beliefs into practice close to the people. We look on you as leaders who …

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The President's News Conference

… extreme right. The election of Jose Napoleon Duarte is the latest chapter in a trend toward democracy throughout Latin America. In Central America, El Salvador now joins Costa Rica and Honduras in having a democratically elected government. Democracy in Central America is a fundamental goal of our policy in that region. But continued … promised the OAS in 1979. Peace can only be achieved in Central America if the forces of democracy are strong. We strongly support multilateral efforts toward peace, especially the …

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Interview With Morton Kondracke and Richard H. Smith of Newsweek Magazine

… What do you want? Why should we help?' And they gave them the statement, and it was pure democracy: elections, a pluralistic society, free press, free labor unions, all of these things. … -- almost suddenly -- got rid of the other elements in the revolution that really wanted the democracy, because the Sandinistas were Communist to begin with. And now they have a totalitarian …

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