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… under Soviet domination. Linda's opponent actually voted against military aid to the fledgling democracy in El Salvador . I remember when we first came here -- El Salvador struggling against … our backs on that. We had no business trying to be of any help to them. And today they're a democracy. Linda's opponent actually voted against military aid, as I say, to that fledgling democracy. Had her view held sway, the people of El Salvador might be under the heel of a …
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… or teaching America 's young people the meaning of our precious rights through your Voice of Democracy program, the members of the VFW are still on the front lines, still leading the charge, … its 40th anniversary. Its achievement has been simple and historic: 40 years of freedom and democracy in Western Europe -- and without armies clashing anywhere on the continent. Since the … and ocean in this century, Americans have left such stories. Courage is our mark, freedom and democracy our gift to mankind. And you, who know this so well, help us keep it that way forever. …
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… genuinely believe that the farther representatives are from the people they serve, the better democracy will function. Well, that's an assumption I reject, as I know you do. Democracy depends on government being close to the people. I have a quote that's kind of a … bureaucracy is constantly resisted, it breaks down representative government and overwhelms democracy. It is one element that our institution sets up under the pretense of having authority …
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… first, to offer support to the free nations of the region, to those that have already achieved democracy, and to those that are working toward it in good faith. Democracy in the region has achieved a firm foothold. Costa Rica has long been a healthy democracy. Honduras is making strides, and now, under the leadership of President Duarte and in …
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… Republic of Germany today is one of the free and prosperous countries in the world -- a democracy of tested stability, an important partner in the Atlantic alliance. This seems rather … the country which had been destroyed. And you helped us to attain the way of life of a free democracy. When we Berliners speak about you, we think of the cessation of this mounting problem, …
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… freedom fighters. Those brave men are fighting to establish respect for human rights, for democracy, and for the rule of law within their own country. Today the House of Representatives … canceled by the House leadership through a backdoor parliamentary maneuver, then the cause of democracy in Nicaragua and the rule of law will be the greatest casualties. I sincerely hope the …
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… Board Message to the Congress Transmitting the Annual Report of the National Endowment for Democracy Presidential Determination No. 87 - 10 -- Assistance for the Nicaraguan Democratic … 5623 -- Greek Independence Day: A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy, 1987 March 25, 1987 Informal Exchange With Reporters March 26, 1987 Informal …
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… anniversary of D-day, the great Allied invasion that set Europe on the course toward liberty, democracy, and peace. That great battle and the war it helped bring to an end mark the beginning …
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… We deplore the division of Europe. In our commitment to the ideals of peace, freedom and democracy we seek by peaceful means to lower the barriers that have arisen within Europe. We …
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… as I'm President, we're not going back to the days when America was fast becoming an impotent democracy, too weak to meet defense commitments or to resist Communist takeovers and, yes, too …
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