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Proclamations, May 31, 1984 (05/31/1984)

… a wonderland: It is the first one among the few countries in the world where liberty, justice, democracy, and happiness are not only not empty slogans, but real benefits for all; where the …

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Remarks at the Annual Meeting of the National Alliance of Business

… not unelected judges. This doctrine of judicial restraint shouldn't be controversial in our democracy, but it is. And I hope it'll be fully debated in the weeks ahead. I say "I hope'' …

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Remarks at the Annual Convention of the National Association of Counties in Indianapolis, Indiana

… people themselves -- respect for your service to our nation at the most basic levels of our democracy. You know many of your constituents by face and by name. And you preside at commission …

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Remarks at a Dinner Marking the 10th Anniversary of the Heritage Foundation

… to the Soviet Union. Fourth, throughout the world today the aspirations for freedom and democracy are growing. In the Third World, in Afghanistan, in Central America, in Africa and …

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Remarks at a Reagan-Bush Rally in Parkersburg, West Virginia

… But we know that the Sandinistas immediately began to persecute the genuine believers in democracy and to export terror. They went on to slaughter the Miskito Indians in that country, …

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Address to the Nation and Other Countries on United States-Soviet Relations

… aggressors and worse, or because they cling to the fantasy of a Communist triumph over democracy. The fact that neither of us likes the other system is no reason to refuse to talk. …

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Remarks at the Los Angeles, California, County Board of Supervisors' Town Meeting

… authorities how to manage their affairs. That's not representative government; that's not democracy. Early in the last century, Chief Justice John Marshall likened the power to tax with …

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Remarks at the Annual Meeting of the National Association of Towns and Townships

… in Illinois in which I lived before I was about 8 years old. Those towns are the cradle of democracy. And if anyone has any doubts about the vitality of American liberty, I would suggest …

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Debate Between the President and Former Vice President Walter F. Mondale in Kansas City, Missouri

… be strong, we need to be prepared to use that strength, but we must understand that we are a democracy. We are a government by the people, and when we move, it should be for very severe and … at that time -- but for this revolution to take place. And the promise of the revolution was democracy, human rights, free labor unions, free press. And then, just as Castro had done in … this administration cozying up to the Argentine dictators after they took over? Fortunately, a democracy took over, but this nation was embarrassed by this current administration's adoption of …

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Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session With Regional Editors and Broadcasters on Domestic and Foreign Policy Issues

… in Central America. Well, stated succinctly, we're trying, even amid the turmoil, to encourage democracy, to ensure economic development, and to engage in dialog and listen to every idea that …

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