Showing 251-260 of 2147 records
… as the President has previously, that the 22nd amendment infringes upon a core principle of democracy -- the right of the people to freely select their leaders. As indicated on the draft, I … on the freedom to repeatedly elect a president is to violate the essential principle of democracy that people have a right to exercise a free and untrammeled ballot .... " Fate is not … r Cot" a.sserf ~ Cus~ He sought to prev e nt- the establ1shment of a monarchy in an age when democracy was an experiment and most Americans did not have the right to vote for a President at …
Learn More
… has been so evident in our meeting today. Over these past 4 years, we've strived to encourage democracy, enhance the economic vitality of the region, and cooperate in the defense of freedom. … pointed that out earlier this year when he observed, ``Bread, health, education, liberty, democracy, and peace are indivisible and irreplaceable values.'' I firmly believe that democratic … countries with 90 percent of the hemisphere's population, are democratic or in transition to democracy. You realize when I refer to "democratic,'' I do so with a small ":d.'' [Laughter] Your …
Learn More
… that is commensurate with the economic growth in Korea. There are many people who talk about democracy. 1 But few of them II understand the true meaning of democracy. And I was concerned about this. But, as President, I was determined to observe the Constitution as the basis for democracy, in the spirit of a single term, to realize a transfer of power. We were in a very …
Learn More
… believes that we have already made major gains around the world in shoring up the forces of democracy, a.r:d one that also believes that in the future democracy is a corning trend. In discussing the Soviet Union, he outlines a realistic program for … if I could use that word, by a deep sense . that history is on the side of freedom and democracy. As a personal view, I see a new tone of maturity and realism and steadiness in our …
Learn More
… the record of our times. Last year in the Philippines, ordinary people rekindled the spirit of democracy and restored the electoral process. Some said they had performed a miracle, and if so, a s .imilar miracle -- a transition to democracy -- is taking place in the Republic of Korea. Haiti, too, is making a transition. Some … but growing pains are normal in democracies. The United States had them -- as has every other democracy on Earth. In Latin America, too, one can hear the voices of freedom echo from the peaks …
Learn More
… letter of March 19 by again shrugging off the President's concerns on human rights and democracy. His reply (delivered to the NSC May 22 with a copy to the State Department) accuses … toward Chile. Pinochet's reply indicates he remains reluctant to allow a genuine transition to democracy. Although he writes that by early next year laws establishing political parties … the painful steps taken in 1973 lead surely to the establishment of a strong and effective democracy, capable of satisfying the aspirations of the Chilean people and defending the …
Learn More
… 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 … BE FREE. TODAY, IN THEIR MEMORY, AND FOR ALL WHO FOUGHT HERE, WE CELEBRATE THE TRIUMPH OF DEMOCRACY. - 6 - WE REAFFIRM THE UNITY OF DEMOCRATIC PEOPLES WHO FOUGHT A WAR AND THEN JOINED … be free. Today, in their memory, and for all who fought here, we celebrate the triumph of democracy. We reaffirm the unity o~ democratic people·s who fought a war and then joined with …
Learn More
Continued processing of Reagan Library material may result in changes to the record information on this FOIA finding guide. It should not be used for requests for material from the Library or citation...
Learn More
… ... say poverty and violence and repression in Central America are just the way of life, that democracy can't work. I say baloney - and I think we'd all say something stronger down on the … Latin America on their hands. I.. are waiting to see if Republicans and What kind of democracy is lt? Ask Democrats in this country can work the Nicaraguan refugees who have together … Let me read to you di- 1 ~ freedoms - of speech, of religion, of reliable defend~r of democracy and rectly from a recent newspaper artiassembly and of so many other liber- human …
Learn More
… the democratic aspects of the Arias plan. He said that the focus of the initiative on democracy in Nicaragua is the key to peace in Central America. The President said that the United …
Learn More