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Remarks at the Presentation Ceremony for the Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1981

… liberty; Bryce Harlow, an architect of public policy whose contributions have strengthened our democracy's political process; Ella Grasso, a genuine public servant who fought against death as … by reading to you something the historian Edward Gibbon wrote about ancient Athens, the first democracy and the fountainhead of Western culture. He wrote that when the Athenians finally …

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Address to the Nation on the Federal Budget and Deficit Reduction

… dollars the American people have contributed to our defense are stealing from the arsenal of democracy the very weapons our young men need to defend freedom. And our tolerance of this …

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40-219-6927378-026-011-2025.pdf

… participate. My next realization had to do with the way Star Wars is being sold to the public. Democracy can work only if the public is accurately informed, yet some of the statements made by … the USSR tcehnologically "in the dusi, • and that success would • "prove to the world that · democracy works.• Another told him that if the Russians "owned the planet• they would not allow …

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40-339-148939116-003-020-2019.pdf

… and it is grounded on both common sense and the ethic adopted by those who founded American democracy. The original American ethic, an inspiring blend of personal freedom and strong moral …

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40-219-6927378-014-003-2024.pdf

… voice heard was that of tolerance of the FBI, told the House Judiciary subcommittee on and democracy. 11 Criminal Justice, that there was not enough evidence yet to indict anyone. A …

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40-145-39146857-R01-033-2022.pdf

… of the final communique to the ''Concept of Life and the Structure of Power in a Pluralistic Democracy . " This contradicts the Sandinista's ·argument that their only quarrel is with the …

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40-219-6927378-005-006-2023.pdf

… Supreme Court appointments from the beginning of the nation and has served our constitutional democracy well. 16. Q: What can individuals and synagogues do to help prevent Judge Bork's …

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40-219-6927380-037-006-2025.pdf

… A free, strong and independent Israel is in the best interests of the U.S. Israel, as the only democracy in the Mid East, is crucial to the defense of the U.S. And these truths have become …

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June 6, 1984 (06/06/1984) Audio Recordings

… You all knew that some things are worth dying for. One's country is worth dying for, and democracy is worth dying for, because it's the most deeply honorable form of government ever … Today, as 40 years ago, our armies are here for only one purpose—to protect and defend democracy. The only territories we hold are memorials like this one, and graveyards where our … 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 …

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40-399-5730359-036-003-2024.pdf

… due for repayment starting July, 1985, amid warnings from the country's prime minister that democracy was at stake. U.S AND ITALY lV1EET 'ID DISOJSS JOINT DRUJ TASK FORCE (Reuter) -- Law …

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