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… of America a profound respect for the rights of the individual, for the abiding worth of democracy and for the dignity of the human person. The tyranny of flying time compels me to omit …
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… that is, that the proper role of the courts is to interpret the law, not make it. In our democracy, our elected representatives make laws, and unelected judges interpret the laws. And …
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… economic crisis, many had begun to question our most basic institutions, including our democracy itself. And then along came F.D.R., who put his faith, as he said, ``in the forgotten …
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… life. We can only keep our families safe and our country free and at peace when the enemies of democracy know America has the courage to stay strong. And Strom and I intend to make sure they … Middle East, promoting human rights in southern Africa, giving firm support to the forces of democracy in Central America, and negotiating for balanced and verifiable arms reductions. In …
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… Contingency Planning] NSDD 110A [Response to Caribbean Governments’ Request to Restore Democracy in Grenada NSDD 111 [Next Steps Toward Progress in Lebanon and the Middle East] NSDD … Force Reductions)] NSDD 123 [Next Steps in Lebanon] NSDD 124 [Central America: Promoting Democracy, Economic Improvement, and Peace] NSDD 125 [FY 1984-1989 Nuclear Weapons Stockpile] … Contingency Planning] NSDD 110A [Response to Caribbean Governments’ Request to Restore Democracy in Grenada NSDD 111 [Next Steps Toward Progress in Lebanon and the Middle East] NSDD …
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… we think of those who traveled before us. We stand again at the steps of this symbol of our democracy -- well, we would have been standing at the steps if it hadn't gotten so cold. [Laughter] Now we're standing inside this symbol of our democracy, and we see and hear again the echoes of our past: a general falls to his knees in the …
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… speech I was being hanged, the crowd would be twice as big.'' [Laughter] "Success in a democracy,'' as Churchill pointed out, "has little to do with pleasing the crowd and a lot to do … freedom to be snuffed out in Nicaragua, if we cower and refuse to support those who fight for democracy, our country will pay dearly for our lack of courage. I received a letter signed by …
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… we're against but on what we're for. And we are against totalitarianism. We're for freedom and democracy -- for them without hesitation or apology, and virtually, I would venture, without … join together to help restore the economies of two countries: one, the Philippines, an heroic democracy ravaged by Communist-led insurrection; the other, Afghanistan, a victim of brutal … my visit to Moscow, the countries of the Soviet bloc as well. I believe that the house of democracy's current consensus for strength and growth will usher in a new age of which we can …
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… puts into question the wisdom of the voters, and obscures the self-correcting· element of democracy. It's worth remembering that of the eight presidents we've had since Roosevelt, only … puts into question the wisdom of the voters, and obscures the self-correcting element of democracy. It's worth remembering that of the eight presidents we've had since Roosevelt, only …
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… that the United States has not attempted to use force but has fostered the process of democracy by peaceful means. Now, how does this reply fit in with the use of force by the United … students, rescuing the island. There are no American troops there now. Grenada has set up a democracy and is ruling itself by virtue of an election that was held shortly thereafter among … administration claim that the U.S., in its international relations, stands for the forces of democracy. How can one reconcile statements of this kind with the actual deeds of the U.S.? If …
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