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Remarks at the Welcoming Ceremony for President J.R. Jayewardene of Sri Lanka

… are on opposite sides of the globe, we share a common bond in the great institution of democracy. Sri Lanka, Mr. President, has a remarkable record among nations which won their … and ethnic groups, we Americans know from experience that there is room for all in a democracy. Dividing your country into separate nations, as some would have you do, is not the … also, Mr. President, just quoted. I pleaded that we should restore to Japan the freedoms of democracy. Those were the ideals which inspired us then and inspire us now. Our history and …

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Remarks at a Spirit of America Festival in Decatur, Alabama

… celebrate those who, in each generation, have protected those ideals and advanced the cause of democracy. I'm trying to smile, but if I appear as if I'm frowning a little bit, it's those TV … up there -- [laughter] -- so I'm not really frowning at all; I'm squinting. But the cause of democracy, that's a subject of high seriousness when, on a night like this, it's hard to be … around certain things: our central belief that all men are created equal and our belief that democracy is the fairest and most honorable political system yet devised by man. And they seemed …

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Address Before a Joint Session of the Congress on Central America

… has been increasing its defense of freedom in the Caribbean Basin. And I can tell you tonight, democracy is beginning to take root in El Salvador, which, until a short time ago, knew only dictatorship. The new government is now delivering on its promises of democracy, reforms, and free elections. It wasn't easy, and there was resistance to many of the … our new administration would be too late to prevent their victory. Well, they learned that democracy cannot be so easily defeated. President Carter did not hesitate. He authorized arms and …

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Excerpts From an Interview With International Newspaper Journalists

… the settlement that the peace plan was supposed to bring about, which had as one of its aims democracy in Nicaragua, well, I think then that we've got to restore the threat to the … what were the goals of the revolution, and they were provided in writing. And they were democracy and freedom for the people and all the things that the rest of us have and believe in. … by exile or execution or whatever. And they established their Communist government, not a democracy. And what this whole fight is about is to bring them back to the promises that were …

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Message on the Observance of Labor Day

… as individuals and as members of a team and promoting the ideals of free enterprise and democracy here and around the globe. America's workers continue to display the spirit, ingenuity, …

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Statement on the Observance of Labor Day

… are countless, but with all their diversity they are one in commitment to the ideals of democracy and to the dream of a better life for themselves and for their children. In the pursuit …

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Statement on the Assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi of India

… Minister's family as they mourn Mrs. Gandhi's death. As Prime Minister of the world's largest democracy and Chairman of the Non-Aligned Movement, Mrs. Gandhi was a source of global …

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Letter to the Speaker and the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives on the Continuing Appropriations Resolution

… at this critical time would undercut the peace process and undermine our commitment to democracy in Central America . I trust that we can continue our bipartisan effort and work toward …

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Proclamations, December 10, 1982 (12/10/1982)

… Bill of Rights Day, we acknowledge the necessary link between human rights and constitutional democracy. As stated in the Universal Declaration, we must staunchly pursue our conviction that … instinctive desire for freedom and true self-determination have surfaced again and again. Democracy has provided the best and most enduring expression of man's search for individual … circumstances. Such displays of courage can only inspire confidence in the future of democracy for all people. But in December of 1982 our satisfaction in the progress toward human …

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White House Statement on President Reagan's Meeting With President Henri Namphy of Haiti

… General Namphy's efforts to build democratic institutions and achieve the goal of a working democracy over the next 15 months. In connection with General Namphy's visit, the U.S. and …

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