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Remarks at the Presentation Ceremony for the Presidential Scholars Awards

… the commitment of your communities and your country to excellence in education. For a democracy to function, its people must understand not only reading, writing, and arithmetic but … the golden door of opportunity and, just as important, it's been the faithful guardian of our democracy. It's preserved the conscience and the character of our nation. We know that knowledge …

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Message to the Congress on America's Agenda for the Future

… the Family of Free Nations In the area of foreign affairs, America will continue to encourage democracy, freedom, and respect for human rights around the world. We will be a strong and … only by a difference in our ``systems.'' The United States is a free and open society, a democracy in which a free press and free speech flourish. The people of the Soviet Union live in … and its opponents -- and lend our support to those who are building the infrastructure of democracy. Failure to sustain other democracies will be very costly in the long run, both …

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Remarks at the Welcoming Ceremony for Chancellor Helmut Kohl of the Federal Republic of Germany

… freedom, the common heritage, and civilization of their peoples, founded on the principles of democracy, individual liberty, and the rule of law. This goal is laid down in the preamble to the … Constitution, especially the Catalog of Basic Rights, owes much to the American experience of democracy. Today there are 245,000 American troops and their families in our country where they …

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Remarks of President Reagan and President Felipe Gonzalez Marquez of Spain Following Their Meetings

… most fundamental resource is the strength of democratic institutions. The consolidation of democracy in Spain is a ringing affirmation of the vitality of Western institutions and the …

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Remarks at the Opening of the Michael Evans Portrait Exhibit at the Corcoran Gallery of Art

… these portraits say something fundamental about the greatness or openness of American democracy, for they show men and women of all backgrounds and walks of life. And although these …

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Radio Address to the Nation on United States Foreign Policy

… in El Salvador probably couldn't have been held if we'd followed any other approach. And for democracy to have a chance in the future, the Congress must pass the plan we've proposed, which …

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Radio Address to the Nation on the Federal Budget

… like enemies and concentrate our attention and anger on the true enemies of freedom and democracy in the world. For the past 2 weeks, the House and Senate have been meeting in a …

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Radio Address to the Nation on Free and Fair Trade

… by an act of Congress. American working men and women have much of which to be proud. Our democracy is based on their good sense and commitment to liberty. It was the hard work and skill …

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

… elected in a country that has had a history back over the decades of military rule and no democracy. It is a government that has embarked on a land reform program, that has moved up an … given a chance at the ballot box, have made it plain that they want order and peace and democracy. And this government there is making every effort to persuade the guerrillas -- to … We certainly encourage that kind of thing. But these are other countries that have adopted democracy. Costa Rica. I don't know of any country -- they don't even have an army. They are the …

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Remarks at a Senate Campaign Fundraising Luncheon for Linda Chavez in Baltimore, Maryland

… under Soviet domination. Linda's opponent actually voted against military aid to the fledgling democracy in El Salvador . I remember when we first came here -- El Salvador struggling against … our backs on that. We had no business trying to be of any help to them. And today they're a democracy. Linda's opponent actually voted against military aid, as I say, to that fledgling democracy. Had her view held sway, the people of El Salvador might be under the heel of a …

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