03/09/1988
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"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."
"I proposed a growth agenda for the eighties to put us on solid footing once again."
"Our country was conceived in the theory of local self-government."
"We share a similar history, a similar form of government, and similar aspirations."