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… which she is a past national chairman, and a cochairman of the Advisory Committee on European Democracy and Security. She is presently the executive director of the Committee for the Free …
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… Congress convenes it will provide adequate support for programs to assist the development of democracy in Central America. Note: As enacted, H.R. 5399 is Public Law 98 - 618, approved …
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… in the democracies, in comparison, have spent far too little to offer the world our message of democracy, human rights, and truth. To turn this situation around, I've made supportive democracy a central goal of American foreign policy. And, specifically, to correct these … brave men and women being persecuted for demanding their rights or struggling to establish democracy. With us today in the front rows and on stage are a number of courageous individuals …
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… a Democratic President, Harry Truman, went before the Congress to warn of another danger to democracy, a civil war in a faraway country in which many Americans could perceive no national … Czechoslovakia would soon be overthrown. Turkey was threatened, and in Greece -- the home of democracy -- Communist guerrillas, backed by the Soviet Union, battled democratic forces to … ago Congress put America's interest first by supporting my request for military aid to defend democracy in El Salvador. I speak today in that same spirit of bipartisanship. My fellow …
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… why do you still need walls to keep people in and armies of secret police to keep them quiet? Democracy may not be perfect, but the brave people who risk death for freedom are not fleeing from democracy -- they're fleeing to democracy from communism. Two visions of the world remain locked in dispute. The first believes …
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… that of Lincoln, for you, too, began life in modest surroundings, then rose in the service of democracy to your nation's highest office. And, Mr. President, we honor you for that achievement. You once stated your determination that the Portuguese people will have their democracy. Today, the Portuguese people do indeed have their democracy and Portugal, fully committed to political and economic freedom, has taken its rightful …
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… and Austria will remain close friends. We both share a strong commitment to human rights and democracy. I also told the Chancellor that Austria has every reason to be proud of its record …
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… to the war and turmoil elsewhere in the region, Belize, Central America's newest independent democracy, serves as a model of peace and stability. Belize is a developing country struggling … basic values of a common heritage, the same language and common law, a kindred parliamentary democracy, and a mixed economy. Belize is thankful for the Caribbean Basin Initiative and the …
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… on helping those who were desperately fighting for their liberty. America was the arsenal of democracy, for example, during a time when the outcome of the Second World War was seriously in … have been arrogantly passed by. And all of this leads to one inescapable conclusion: If democracy is to have any chance at all, we must back up those who are fighting for freedom and … and resources they need. This is the only way that the Communists will take the demand for democracy and negotiations seriously. Much has been said of late about the consistency of a …
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… Tonight we mark not only the visit of a friend, but also we celebrate a nation's return to democracy. Historic events such as the rebirth of Uruguayan democracy do not just happen. They're the outcome of the hard work, courage, and commitment of … for his fellow countrymen earlier this year, President Sanguinetti said, ``We know we want democracy; we know we want the observance of human rights; we know we want the self-determination …
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