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Toasts of President Reagan and President Salvador Jorge Blanco of the Dominican Republic at the State Dinner

… process here in Washington. Seriously, though, Mr. President, the strength of Dominican democracy have not gone unnoticed by our Congress. Your support and the example of a strong Dominican democracy deserve credit for helping assure the passage of the Caribbean Basin Initiative. You … wife, Nancy, and the high officials of this nation who receive us as emissaries of the democracy which we represent with genuine pride. We are pleased to see once again that the …

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Remarks on Signing the Human Rights Day, Bill of Rights Day, and Human Rights Week Proclamation

… and Romania 's Democratic Action. It includes peaceful groups that are working for multiracial democracy in South Africa, religious leaders in Vietnam, and activists working for Soviet Jewry, and also groups based in our own country working for democracy and human rights, such as Freedom House, Institute for Religion and Democracy, the Puebla Institute, the Cuban-American National Foundation, and the AFL - CIO's …

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Remarks to the People of Colombia Prior to the President's Visit

… issue, but this is natural. Diversity is one of the great strengths of democratic societies. Democracy only requires that we work together to understand each other, that we listen to each … of new wealth. We in the United States respect and admire Colombia's strong commitment to democracy. Equally important, we respect Colombia's firm commitment to the rule of law as the …

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White House Statement on the Presidential Determination on Assistance to the Nicaraguan Democratic Resistance

… in 1979 and continuing through the Guatemala accord of August 7, 1987 , of making promises of democracy and freedom that they do not keep. After the Central American Presidents summit meeting … arms continues unabated. The United States remains fully committed to the achievement of democracy in Nicaragua and security in all of Central America as the essential conditions for a …

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Message to the Congress Transmitting a Request for Aid for the Nicaraguan Democratic Resistance

… essential to enhance the national security of the United States by advancing the prospects for democracy in Nicaragua and security for all of Central America. Despite the combined diplomatic … and the United States to persuade the Sandinista regime in Nicaragua to move toward democracy and to cease its actions that threaten the security of the region, progress towards these goals is far from complete. The Sandinistas have repeatedly promised democracy to the people of Nicaragua, first before the Organization of American States in 1979 …

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Statement on the House of Representatives Disapproval of Aid to the Nicaraguan Democratic Resistance

… Guatemala accord of August 1987 and the San Jose Declaration of January 1988 to bring about democracy in Nicaragua. I ask the House of Representatives and the Senate to act swiftly to renew …

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Address to the Nation on United States Policy in Central America

… Central America, that I want to talk to you about tonight. The issue is our effort to promote democracy and economic well-being in the face of Cuban and Nicaraguan aggression, aided and … security and enough to protect the lives of our neighbors so that they may live in peace and democracy without the threat of Communist aggression and subversion. This has been the policy of … Communist insurrection. He told them to tell the world they were fighting for political democracy, not communism. But most important, he instructed them to form a broad alliance with …

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Remarks to Jewish Leaders During a White House Briefing on United States Assistance for the Nicaraguan Democratic Resistance

… many things at stake in this vote: the hopes of the Nicaraguan people to live in freedom and democracy; the hopes of the people of Central and South America to live in peace, free from … a week or two ago, told me that Nicaragua represented the greatest threat to their freedom and democracy -- and they brought up the subject to me. They begged us to continue aiding the freedom … home, how soon before the Soviets turn their full attention to Israel, that lonely outpost of democracy in the Middle East? Freedom is indivisible. The moral foundation of our support for …

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White House Statement on Aid to the Nicaraguan Democratic Resistance

… regime to comply with its obligations under the Guatemala accord of August 7, 1987 , to bring democracy to Nicaragua . All funds under the request are derived by transfer from existing … a clear opportunity for the Sandinista regime to comply with its obligation to establish democracy and to negotiate a cease-fire directly with the resistance. The request prohibits …

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Remarks Following Discussions With Prime Minister Mario Soares in Lisbon, Portugal

… fondly recall my previous meetings with him and remember so well his central role in bringing democracy to Portugal and in promoting freedom throughout the world. This morning we had a … Professor Mota Pinto. He was a man dedicated to the ideals of individual freedom and political democracy, and he was a champion of the Atlantic alliance. I agree with the Prime Minister that …

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