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Written Responses to Questions on Central America Submitted by Radio Marti

… are in Nicaragua to help them harvest their coffee crop? What we are doing is supporting democracy in Nicaragua and all the people who seek to build it. They're the real revolutionaries. … never shied away from negotiations as a solution, but we would want them to result in a real democracy in Nicaragua in which all sectors of the Nicaraguan society are really free to … history that a Communist regime, having consolidated totalitarian control, was replaced by a democracy. The world has now seen the proof -- the old idea that communism is irreversible is …

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Radio Address to the Nation on Relations With Mexico and Canada

… And this is why the United States will continue to support those fighting for freedom and democracy in Nicaragua. Permit me to turn now to Canada, our neighbor to the north. Last March I … in the defense of North America and are partners in the NATO alliance. We share a tradition of democracy and political stability and a firm commitment to economic growth. We're not only …

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Proclamation 4882 -- National Family Week

… of America A Proclamation The family is the basic unit of our society, the heart of our free democracy. It provides love, acceptance, guidance, support, and instruction to the individual. …

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Statement by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Speakes on the Visit of President Salvador Jorge Blanco of the Dominican Republic

… that the Dominican Republic is an outstanding example of a people and leadership committed to democracy and to seeking solutions to social and economic problems through democratic means. …

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Statement on the 40th Anniversary of the Yalta Conference

… Those who claim the issue is boundaries or territory are hoping that the real issues -- democracy and independence -- will somehow go away. They will not. There is one boundary which …

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Letter to Congressional Leaders on United States Assistance for the Nicaraguan Democratic Resistance

… further delay in order to sustain those in Central America who have committed themselves to democracy and freedom. Sincerely, /s/Ronald Reagan Note: Identical letters were sent to Thomas P. …

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Proclamation 5674 -- United States-Canada Days of Peace and Friendship, 1987

… share not only the world's longest undefended border but also common ideals such as freedom, democracy, human rights, justice, and an ardent desire for a peaceful world. Other factors bind …

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Remarks at a White House Briefing for Supporters of Tax Reform and United States Assistance for the Nicaraguan Democratic Resistance

… will be deciding if the United States is to help those Nicaraguans who are fighting for democracy in their native land. Providing this assistance is both a moral imperative and the … aid those struggling for their liberty and independence. As Americans, we're the arsenal for democracy, the keepers of the flame that Jefferson wrote about when he penned these words: ``. . … and to win the day. In recent years we've witnessed in the Americas the greatest expansion of democracy in this century. Today 90 percent of the people of the Western Hemisphere -- North, …

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Interview With Nobutaka Shikanai of Fuji Television of Japan on the President's Trip to Japan

… else. The great growth and prosperity of Japan in trade and industry is due to the idea of democracy and free trade. And so free trade must also be fair trade. And I am concerned that here … happen to be the same age. I, too, was born in 1911. You and I also share a deep commitment to democracy and freedom, and we long for peace around the world. It seems, however, that the forces … to see how foolishly sometimes war came upon us, and at the same time to see the spread of democracy and what it has brought. When you look at your own country, when you look at South …

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Statement on the Failure of the Senate to Confirm the Supreme Court Nomination of Robert H. Bork

… restraint: that a judge is bound by the Constitution to interpret laws, not make them. In our democracy, it is the elected representatives of the people, not unelected judges, who make laws. …

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