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Proclamation 5589 -- Human Rights Day, Bill of Rights Day, and Human Rights Week, 1986

… not toward repression, as country after country has brought into being the institutions of democracy. The defense of human rights is a humanitarian concern, and a practical one as well. …

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Remarks on Signing the 1987 National Day of Prayer Proclamation

… fabric of our history, that indeed spiritual values are essential to the successful life of a democracy. It was George Washington himself who said: ``Of all the dispositions and habits which …

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Venice Economic Summit Conference Statement on East-West Relations

… and strengthening peace. 2. We recognize with pride that our shared values of freedom, democracy and respect for human rights are the source of the dynamism and prosperity of our …

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Address to the Citizens of Western Europe

… part of the struggle. At the end of the Second World War, we hoped that peace, freedom, and democracy were at last secure in Europe forever. Even though the United States had a monopoly for … is that of Western Europe ? Or take a simpler thing: What do the Soviets mean by words like democracy, freedom, and peace? Not, I'm sorry to say, what we mean. Negotiations between East and … house, a house that may someday include all of mankind among its residents: the house of democracy. "In my Father's house are many mansions.'' In the house of democracy are many …

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Radio Address to the Nation on International Stability

… marks another important anniversary. Just 2 years ago, the United States came to the rescue of democracy and of hundreds of American students in Grenada. All of us can be proud of the swift …

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Radio Address to the Nation on United States Assistance for the Nicaraguan Democratic Resistance

… bloc and their coldblooded allies, the PLO and Libya. One thing alone unites these enemies of democracy: hatred for America and America's values. These men did not come to Central America to …

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Radio Address to the Nation on United States-Soviet Relations

… Union toward genuine progress in resolving outstanding issues. Pursuing peace, prosperity, and democracy are not new goals. They've been at the heart of an American foreign policy that down …

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Remarks at a White House Ceremony Marking the First Anniversary of the Grenada Rescue Mission

… left the island so the Grenadian people could start a new life and give peace, freedom, and democracy, and self-determination a chance. But today over 100,000 Soviet troops are still … Soviet invasion of Afghanistan -- a brutal and bloody conquest that aims to destroy freedom, democracy, and self-determination. It's the difference between totalitarianism and democracy, between tyranny and freedom. And it gives all of us hope for the future to know that …

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Proclamation 4942 -- United States-Korea Centennial

… our friends in Korea. In so doing we reaffirm our dedication to the principles of freedom and democracy as the basis of our continued strength and friendship. It is fitting then, that we now …

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Remarks at a Meeting With Officials of Black Colleges and Universities

… de Tocqueville, that Frenchman who came here almost 150 years ago, that expresses it well: ``Democracy and socialism,'' de Tocqueville said, ``have nothing in common but one word -- equality. But notice the difference: While democracy seeks equality in liberty, socialism seeks equality in restraint and servitude.'' So …

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