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… C27970 (01) 03/25/1985 … Meeting with the "Concerned Citizens for Democracy," a delegation of private sector leaders from Central and South America … Washington, …
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… free. It is the story of Raul Alfonsin raising Argentina from defeat and dictatorship to a new democracy. It is the story of Jose Napoleon Duarte, detained, tortured, and exiled after winning … all the valiant statesmen of Central and South America who struggle to establish and maintain democracy in their countries. It is also the story of common people, such as the woman in El … colonial force, and to secure for the people of Nicaragua the fulfillment of the promises of democracy and human rights that were made to the OAS in 1979. We are now at a critical juncture. …
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… the world, there was a strong relationship between freedom and economic development. Democracy frees the spirit of man to achieve, to build, and to create. It's the only system consistent with the decent and humane values at the heart of our societies. Democracy means government derives its just powers from the consent of the governed. It means … but it is the most just, and it brings a better and a freer life for all. The spirit of democracy is not found in great halls or in marching armies but is enshrined in the hearts of the …
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… C27969 (01) 03/25/1985 … Meeting with the "Concerned Citizens for Democracy," a delegation of private sector leaders from Central and South America … Washington, …
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… of the problem in Nicaragua is that, with vast Soviet and Cuban help, the regime there stifles democracy, has crushed the free press, persecutes religious believers, and is consolidating … They fight because they've seen Communist oppression firsthand. They are struggling for democracy. To abandon them would betray our own principles. A democratic solution will require … the problem. The trend in Central America -- indeed, in all of Latin America -- is towards democracy. Today four of Central America's five countries are democracies. Nicaraguans want …
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… … Greeting National Officers of the Veterans of Foreign Wars VFW and winners of the Voice of Democracy Scholarship Programs … Washington, DC … speaking at the podium, shaking hands, …
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… C27968 (01) 03/25/1985 … Meeting with the "Concerned Citizens for Democracy," a delegation of private sector leaders from Central and South America … Washington, …
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… C27975 (01) 03/25/1985 … Meeting with the "Concerned Citizens for Democracy," a delegation of private sector leaders from Central and South America … Washington, …
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… President Duarte's leadership, has proven wrong the cynics, pessimists, and detractors of democracy. The Salvadoran people have proven that those who love freedom can prevail over great … an irresistible force, and the cruel tactics of the right could not be thwarted. The cause of democracy was doomed, so they said. Well, the United States Congress came within a few votes of … defeated. That would have left you, President Duarte, and others who were struggling for democracy unarmed and defenseless against Communist guerrillas who were receiving arms and …
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… friends of our country. We have worked together in Central America to bring about the birth of democracy in many countries where that had not been known. And it's an honor today to welcome one of this hemisphere's shining examples of freedom and democracy, President Jaime Lusinchi of Venezuela. President Lusinchi is a man dedicated to those … not dissimilar to the one that's going on in Central America today. The fledgling Venezuelan democracy was immediately put to the test by Cuban-supported guerrillas and terrorists who would …
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