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40-108-310963371-075-013-2023.pdf

… a wonderland: It is the first one among the few countries in the world where liberty, justice, democracy, and happiness are not only not empty slogans, but real benefits for all; where the …

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40-219-6927378-018-015-2024.pdf

… concealed their true intention (a Soviet state) behind a revolutionary lie (a pluralist democracy). To consolidate power they fashioned a second lie (democracy, but only within the revolution), and those who believed in the first lie were removed. At the end of the process there will be no democracy in Nicaragua at all, which is exactly what Fonseca and the Sandinistas intended when …

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Remarks to Citizens in St. George's, Grenada

… with these Caribbean leaders. We stand before you as friends who share a fundamental belief in democracy. Our commitment to humane and representative government is stronger than any tyrant's … Your Prime Minister and these other elected leaders are testimony that the spirit of democracy is assuming its rightful role as the great unifier of the people. Democracy is based on respect for the rights and dignity of every person, whatever his or her …

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Remarks at a White House Briefing for Members of the Council of the Americas

… two great winds are sweeping across Latin America: the wind of free enterprise and the wind of democracy. They are warm and nurturing winds that carry with them the gentle rains of hope for … of the next century in Latin America is to be as powerful and relentless as the Amazon, then democracy in that vast region must become as towering as the Andes. Just as the Amazon rises in … democracies. As the Peruvian novelist Mario Vargas Llosa said recently: ``For the first time democracy or incipient democratic forms of government are being established in the countries of …

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40-744-5752775-017-014-2024.pdf

… FROM THE EARLIEST DAYS OF OUR REPUBLIC, JOURNALISM HAS PLAYED A VITAL ROLE IN OUR AMERICAN DEMOCRACY.) IN ONE OF HIS MORE WELL-PUBLICIZED QUOTES, JEFFERSON EXPLAINED, 'WERE IT LEFT TO ME … From the earliest days of our republic, journalism has played a vital role in our American democracy. In one of his Page 2 more well-publicized quotes, Jefferson explained, " . . . were it … PRESIDENTIAL RANK AWARDS ARE ALL ABOUT, LIMITED GOVERNMENT -- A FUNDAMENTAL THEME OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY -- IN NO WAY SUGGESTS A COMPROMISE IN THE PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS OF THOSE SERVICES …

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Toasts of President Reagan and President Jaime Lusinchi of Venezuela at the State Dinner

… Lusinchi, an individual whose strength of conviction and personal bravery helped give birth to democracy in his country. Tonight we honor you, Mr. President, for what you've done, for what … for political freedom. He was part of it. As a young man, he committed himself to the cause of democracy. He was arrested and tortured by the dictatorship. And, Mr. President, I'm told the … democratic government in Venezuela. Commemorating that, you said, ``We have discovered that democracy and liberty go together inextricably together.'' It was fitting that last year was also …

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Remarks to Reporters Announcing the Central American Peace Initiative

… this administration has always supported regional diplomatic initiatives aimed at peace and democracy. The aspirations of our Central American neighbors, the democratic resistance in …

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Proclamation 5508 -- Minority Enterprise Development Week, 1986

… of our free market economy makes it unique among the countries of the world. The spirit of our democracy affirms that unhindered opportunity for all Americans is essential to our economic …

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40-362-R01-022-2024.pdf

… stronger and steadier NATO alliance. o Central America: Tide is turning. Our policies promote democracy, economic renewal, negotiated settlements, an end to aggression. No intention to use … stop the illegal war in Nicaragua." -2CENTRAL AMERICA RR Points to Make o We are promoting democracy, economic renewal, negotiated settlements, an end to aggression. El Salvador has … the international debt problem in a way that treats the disease, not just the symptoms. o Democracy. America believes in a future of democratic possibilities. Democracy is the best peace …

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40-654-6282802-151-010-2022.pdf

… one. The Senate report asserted that there was still a strong feeling among Filipinos that democracy could and should be made to won. It cited the National Assembly electioos of last May …

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