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Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session With Reporters on Domestic and Foreign Policy Issues

… having been members of the Sandinista revolution for the most part in its effort to bring democracy to Nicaragua, they are trying to restore the original purpose of the revolution. Q. … it jailed, it threw out of office the other leaders of the revolution because they wanted democracy and the present group wanted Communist totalitarianism. And this is what they presently …

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Remarks at the 1988 Reagan Administration Executive Forum

… for quite awhile now. This is also the year that the United States will strongly affirm that democracy, not communism, is the future of Central America . In a few weeks, Congress will … We must have the courage to stand behind those who continue to put their lives on the line for democracy in Nicaragua . We've learned on another front that standing firm -- that strength, not …

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Interview With the Wall Street Journal

… who are compelled to send their children to school under the law, because we believe that a democracy can only exist if you have a literate citizenry. And yet these people who, if they … of principles of what it was they were seeking in the revolution. And this was pure democracy. This was all the civil rights and human rights, freedom of speech, freedom of labor … happen once before with Castro's coming to power in Cuba. He had other allies that wanted a democracy, and he never admitted to his true leanings until that revolution was over. Well, what …

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The President's News Conference

… we have an obligation to be of help where we can to freedom fighters and lovers of freedom and democracy, from Afghanistan to Nicaragua and wherever there are people of that kind who are … which they had received support from the Organization -- that their revolutionary goal was for democracy, free press, free speech, free labor unions, and elections, and so forth, and they have … saying we're trying to give those who fought a revolution to escape a dictatorship, to have democracy, and then had it taken away from them by some of their fellow revolutionaries -- we're …

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Documents Issued at the Conclusion of Meetings of the North Atlantic Council Held in Bonn, Federal Republic of Germany

… accession of Spain to the North Atlantic Treaty, after its peaceful change to parliamentary democracy, bears witness to the vitality of the Alliance as a force for peace and freedom. 3. Our … our Programme for Peace in Freedom: (a) Our purpose is to prevent war and, while safeguarding democracy, to build the foundations of lasting peace. None of our weapons will ever be used …

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Written Responses to Questions Submitted by Le Monde of France

… El Salvador, from whatever source. It is tragic to note that the violent left, which opposes democracy in El Salvador, has escalated the level of bloodshed in an apparent effort to disrupt … in Central America through free elections, and that is our guiding principle -- one that a democracy like France can well appreciate. The urgency of promoting the democratic process and …

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Remarks at the Inaugural Band Concert at the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland

… Earth enjoy.'' Well, today we can rejoice that more and more people on Earth are moving toward democracy, and we can rejoice that America, a nation still young compared to so many others, is …

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Remarks of the President and Prime Minister Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe Following Their Meetings

… which the United States has long made a decision, matters of principle which make for greater democracy and greater freedom in society. We are prepared that this shall also be our tradition. …

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Address to the Ministerial Meeting of the Association of South East Asian Nations in Bali, Indonesia

… and abiding ties. We hope that recent events there will increase the chances of unity through democracy and enable the Philippine people, to a greater degree, to join in the economic advances …

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Message to the Congress Transmitting Proposed Education Assistance Legislation

… over the decades, is the backbone of American education and one of the great strengths of our democracy. However, many parents want to use alternative approaches to meet the educational needs …

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