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Statement by Assistant to the President for Press Relations Fitzwater on the Veto of a Bill Concerning Post-Employment Restrictions

… easily understood, and should not erect barriers to public service. The hallmark of our democracy is a government that serves the people, and our citizens deserve the most talented and …

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Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session With Regional Editors and Broadcasters

… belongs back in the Organization of American States, and it can only get there by becoming a democracy instead of the totalitarian government that it is. Funeral for Soviet President … And in doing that, they had promised the Organization of American States that their goal was democracy: free elections, free labor unions, freedom of the press, observance of human rights, as should be in a democracy. And they have violated every one of those promises with a totalitarian form of …

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Remarks to the National Conference of State Legislators

… has long been based on a simple principle: diplomacy and pressure in support of freedom and democracy must go hand-in-hand. We've seen the success of this two-track approach elsewhere in … early to tell if Daniel Ortega's promises will be matched by true efforts to permit genuine democracy. What is unmistakable is this: Democracy has a chance in Nicaragua because of one factor alone -- the pressure placed on the …

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Remarks at the Annual Convention of the American Society of Newspaper Editors

… before this group almost 27 years ago, President Kennedy said that, ``The President of a great democracy such as ours and the editors of great newspapers such as yours owe a common obligation … peace a chance' now have an obligation to turn their attention and their passion to ensuring democracy a chance.'' Well, the Post is not alone in this view. Costa Rican President Arias has said that "There can be no peace without democracy in Central America .'' Now the question is: Are we taking steps toward democracy in …

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Proclamation 5701 -- National Hispanic Heritage Week, 1987

… their countries. Today, Hispanics carry on the dream of freedom throughout the hemisphere, and democracy is enjoying a broad resurgence. The Spanish names bestowed on so many of our cities, …

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Remarks at a Republican Party Rally in Miami, Florida

… answer to the question was no, and they objected to our trying to help El Salvador become a democracy. And many of those who opposed our help to El Salvador are now opposed to our helping … is not whether El Salvador will fall to Communist dictatorship -- El Salvador is now a solid democracy -- but whether democracy will prevail in Nicaragua . And the world should note that Americans, Democrats and …

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Remarks to Members of the Reserve Officers Association

… the pressure on the Sandinistas to comply with the terms of the Guatemala accord for peace and democracy. Ninety percent of the funds is for nonlethal aid, such as food, clothing, medicine, … until March 31st to determine if the steps taken by the Sandinistas are irreversible steps to democracy in Nicaragua . In reaching this judgment, I will personally consult the Presidents of … has long been based on a simple principle: diplomacy and pressure in support of freedom and democracy must go hand-in-hand. President Teddy Roosevelt once said, ``Diplomacy is utterly …

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Remarks to Members of the Reserve Officers Association

… the pressure on the Sandinistas to comply with the terms of the Guatemalaaccord for peace and democracy. Ninety percent of the funds is for nonlethal aid, such as food, clothing, medicine, … until March 31st to determine if the steps taken by the Sandinistas are irreversible steps to democracy in Nicaragua. In reaching this judgment, I will personally consult the Presidents of … long been based on a simple principle: diplomacy and pressure in support of freedom and democracy must go hand-in-hand. President Teddy Roosevelt once said, "Diplomacy is utterly …

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Statement on the Presidential Election in the Philippines

… place in the Philippines on February 7. This election is of great importance to the future of democracy in the Philippines, a major friend and ally of the United States in the Pacific. It …

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Proclamation 4931 -- Law Day U.S.A., 1982

… America A Proclamation The United States serves the world as a model of representative democracy, individual freedom and equal justice for all. These three goals of our Nation, …

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