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Statement by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Speakes on the United Nations Special Session on Africa

… responsibilities which sustain individual growth and promote national development as well as democracy. Many African countries have adopted economic policies which emphasize a market …

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Statement on Signing a Bill Authorizing Fiscal Years 1982 and 1983 Appropriations for Certain Federal Agencies

… accept efforts, whether by international organizations or otherwise, to restrict and weaken democracy in this world by restraining freedom of expression and free speech. S. 1193 also enacts …

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Remarks at the Welcoming Ceremony in Mexicali, Mexico

… Issues of regional and global peace are of intense interest to us both, as is the expansion of democracy in this hemisphere. Cross-border environmental questions are important. As one would …

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Letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate Reporting on the National Emergency With Respect to Panama

… relationships with the Panamanian Defense Forces once civilian government and constitutional democracy are re-established. Sincerely, Ronald Reagan Note: Identical letters were sent to Jim …

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Radio Address to the Nation on Economic Recovery and National Defense

… to protect its vital interests and fulfill its obligations as a trustee of freedom, democracy, and peace. Well, I don't think anyone harbors such illusions anymore. With our friends … this sacred mission. Our country may face enormous challenges, but the great advantage of our democracy is that we do not act from fear or simply respond to threats. We Americans have never …

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Remarks at a United States-France Ceremony Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the Normandy Invasion, D-day

… into Germany they came not to prey on a brave and defeated people, but to nurture the seeds of democracy among those who yearned to be free again. We salute them today. But, Mr. President, we … be free. Today, in their memory, and for all who fought here, we celebrate the triumph of democracy. We reaffirm the unity of democratic peoples who fought a war and then joined with the …

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Message to the Congress Transmitting a Proposed Initiative for Central America

… in meeting threats to the security of the region. Accordingly, I propose the ``Central America Democracy, Peace and Development Initiative Act of 1984.'' This Act calls for an increased … relief, trade credit insurance, aid for small businesses, and other activities. Because democracy is essential to effective development, special attention will be given to increasing …

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Remarks to Citizens in North Platte, Nebraska

… at hand -- to move forward with America . Now, I think a first order of business is peace and democracy in Central America . And last week I joined with bipartisan leaders in Congress in … to democratic reforms by the Sandinista Communist government in Nicaragua . Peace and democracy -- the two are inseparable. And if any one of you think maybe I'm going too far in … my desk drawer in Washington -- they carry the picture of Nikolai Lenin. The aspirations for democracy, promised by the Sandinistas in 1979 -- the commitment to free speech, free press, …

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Radio Address to the Nation on Flag Day and Father's Day

… Washington described it, would endure. Thinking back to those times, one realizes that our democracy is so strong because it was forged in the fires of adversity. In those dark days of the … our thoughts. These anniversaries remind us that the great American experiment in freedom and democracy has really just begun. They remind us of the terrible hardships our forefathers …

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Letter to Senate Majority Leader Dole on the Central American Peace Proposal and United States Assistance for the Nicaraguan Democratic Resistance

… States now stands at a moment of judgment. Experience has shown that a policy of support for democracy, economic opportunity, and security will best serve the people of Central America and … help the democratic center prevail over tyrants of the left or the right. But if we abandon democracy in Nicaragua, if we tolerate the consolidation of a surrogate state in Central America, …

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