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Toasts at the State Dinner for President Jose Napoleon Duarte Fuentes of El Salvador

… fought the brutality and repression of left and right, has come to symbolize the struggle for democracy in this hemisphere. I have little doubt that our forefathers, who sacrificed so much to … so that other countries can also have what you have dear in this country, which is freedom and democracy. Let me be simple and ask you to just raise your head and give a prayer for my people …

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Written Responses to Questions Submitted by El Pais of Spain

… regional peace and stability. One of the most important contributions Spain makes in fostering democracy is the example it has set over the past decade. Let me note, by the way, that when I took office 4 years ago only one of the five countries in Central America was a democracy. Now there are three democracies and one country well on the way back to democratic …

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40-007-7595363-OA8495-003-2022.pdf

… broad nonsectari~n policy in all our services, thereby strengthening the American principle of democracy. ARTICLE XII It is our duty to bring into our service only such people as are motivated … fully accepted , could ther to enslave people, bigotry, crimes of violer We bear witness that democracy, properly can develop a large reservoir of leadership. mere matter of counting noses, … the maximum contribution to our.culture and society. organized and intelligently directed, • Democracy is becoming a faceless thing, a )Urages the " one leader cult." ·esist this trend, …

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Proclamation 5347 -- Minority Enterprise Development Week, 1985

… freely in the marketplace. But those laws contradicted the spirit of freedom that animates our democracy, and today they are only an historical memory, a reminder of the need to be forever …

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Proclamation 5446 -- Women's History Week, 1986

… mightily to the growth of the United States and the success of the American experiment with democracy. Today, women of every race and ethnic background, whether single or married, with …

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Proclamation 5755 -- Year of New Sweden, 1988

… of the close ties between the United States and Sweden over the years, and of the devotion to democracy that our peoples share. The Congress, by Public Law 99 - 304, has designated 1988 as …

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40-692-088-015-2025.pdf

… on, and developed, different facets of a particular skill: the ability to communicate. In a democracy, politics is primarily a task of communicating. In a democracy, politics is not a business for people who are impatient. It is, above all, the craft … a president of the United States has no exact counterpart in the world. It is a celebration of democracy, symbolizing a free and orderly transfer of power. The oath of office, all 35 words of …

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40-219-6927378-021-017-2025.pdf

… know, it looks a little unwashed -- (laughter) -- but all in all, as Churchill once said about democracy, with all its faults, it's better than any other system anyone else has ever devised. … interest that bind us, to prove wrong those cynics who would suggest that free enterprise and democracy lead to short-sighted policies and undisciplined self-interest. Today -- and we can't … of consensus our nations have reached on the vital issues of war and peace, human rights, and democracy. Today, the unity of the West on security issues is something which George Marshall and …

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40-654-6282802-152-002-2022.pdf

… be considered fair . Urge you to spare no effort to bring about a restorat ion ___________ of democracy to that nation. ROUTE TO: Office/Agency ACTIO (Staff Name) Act ion Code Tracking Date …

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40-744-5752507-017-014-2025.pdf

… Your foreign policy will be remembered by historians for its unflagging commitment to democracy and freedom together with its realistic approach to the Soviet Union and its colonial … or rebuilding prestige -- but the result be less peace, diminished prestige, and setbacks for democracy and freedom. I am concerned that some within the State Department will now push for an … or any other, without assurances of an end to communism in Nicaragua, your hopes for peace and democracy in Central America will be dashed. Our goal must be a free Nicaragua -- not a free hand …

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