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Letter Accepting the Resignation of Robert H. Bork as United States Circuit Judge

… of judging but, more importantly, the proper function of judges in our constitutional democracy. This was a public campaign of miseducation to which, as a sitting federal judge, I … but must not invent new principles of his own. A few years ago I said: In a constitutional democracy the moral content of law must be given by the morality of the framer or the legislator, … is essential if courts are not to set the social agenda for the nation, and if representative democracy is to maintain its legitimate spheres of authority. Those who want political judges …

Address to a Special Session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France

… for new extremist philosophies. You resisted the totalitarian temptation. Your people embraced democracy, the dream the Fascists could not kill. They chose freedom. And today we celebrate the … to so many, despite the visionary ideas of the European leaders, despite the enlargement of democracy's frontiers within the European Community itself, I'm told that a more doubting mood is … on anyone, nor do we have pat answers for all the world's ills. But our ideals of freedom and democracy -- -- Audience members. Nicaragua! Nicaragua! The President. Is there an echo in here? …

Remarks to Marine Corps Basic Training Graduates in Parris Island, South Carolina

… -- the duties and responsibilities of citizenship and preserving and defending democracy. Good citizenship is vitally important if democracy is to survive and flourish. It means keeping abreast of the important issues of the day … to fight for your country, for right, and for freedom. Good citizenship and defending democracy means living up to the ideals and values that make this country great. Today the world …

Remarks to Members of the American Legion Auxiliary's Girls Nation, July 18, 1986 (07/18/1986)

… twofold. I'm confident you'll achieve both of them. The first is expanding the boundaries of democracy and freedom by curbing, in the face of totalitarian expansion, that urge on the part of … better than the people that don't vote at all.'' He made a lot of sense in his way. Furthering democracy really is at the heart of what America's all about -- the conviction that we as a … America against anyplace, it is still the heaven of the world, by far.'' So, in practicing democracy, please always bear in mind the blessing that is America; just as, I assure you, those …

Nominations, October 8, 1985 (10/08/1985)

… January 19, 1989. This is a new position. Mr. Weinstein is president of the Center for Democracy in Washington, DC. Previously he was university professor at Georgetown University. He …

Statement on Signing a Bill Authorizing Fiscal Years 1982 and 1983 Appropriations for Certain Federal Agencies

… accept efforts, whether by international organizations or otherwise, to restrict and weaken democracy in this world by restraining freedom of expression and free speech. S. 1193 also enacts …

Proclamation 5459 -- Pan American Day and Pan American Week, 1986

… expresses the belief of the peoples of the region in the effective exercise of representative democracy. There are currently more democratic states in this Hemisphere than at any other time …

Statement by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Speakes on the United Nations Special Session on Africa

… responsibilities which sustain individual growth and promote national development as well as democracy. Many African countries have adopted economic policies which emphasize a market …

Letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate Reporting on the National Emergency With Respect to Panama

… relationships with the Panamanian Defense Forces once civilian government and constitutional democracy are re-established. Sincerely, Ronald Reagan Note: Identical letters were sent to Jim …

Remarks at the Welcoming Ceremony in Mexicali, Mexico

… Issues of regional and global peace are of intense interest to us both, as is the expansion of democracy in this hemisphere. Cross-border environmental questions are important. As one would …

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