02/18/1987
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"We share a similar history, a similar form of government, and similar aspirations."
"Our country was conceived in the theory of local self-government."
"I proposed a growth agenda for the eighties to put us on solid footing once again."
"Democracy only requires that we work together to understand each other, that we listen to each other, and that we address our differences seriously with mutual respect."