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Department of State
Toasting the Centenary of Costa Rican Democracy
October 27, 1989
President Arias, ladies and gentlemen: I want to offer a
few words in celebration of one hundred years of democracy in the
Republic of Costa Rica.
This is a national holiday for Costa Rica, but it is a
historic milestone we celebrate all across the Americas. For
today represents the triumph of a century of Costa Rican work in
service of the values that define this hemisphere. A century of
free voting in fair elections. A century of respect for human
rights. A century of open debate in the press. A century of
respect for free men and women empowered to govern their own
affairs.
These are the values and practices that give the Americas
our own place in history: nations freed from colonial power,
individuals free to build societies based on equality of
opportunity.
In the last decade, people across the hemisphere have
strongly reasserted democratic ideals. And they have succeeded -
- in nation after nation, courageous democrats have won popular
mandates and taken office, marking the end of years or even
decades of autocratic rule. Today, many who blazed the
democratic path are transferring the people's mandate to elected
successors. So we celebrate two things: Costa Rican democracy
and the many new democracies that have joined it.
As we celebrate, let's also remember our responsibilities to
work and act in solidarity as a family of democracies. Wherever
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democracy has been trampled, wherever people do not enjoy the
right to act and speak and replace their government without fear
through elections, we need to stand up for our common values.
So let's raise a glass to celebrate the democratic values
that bind us, and Costa Rica's century of democracy.
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TOASTING THE CENTENARY OF COSTA RICAN DEMOCRACY
OCTOBER 27, 1989
PRESIDENT ARIAS, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: I WANT TO
OFFER A FEW WORDS IN CELEBRATION OF ONE HUNDRED YEARS
OF DEMOCRACY IN THE REPUBLIC OF COSTA RICA.
THIS IS A NATIONAL HOLIDAY FOR COSTA RICA, BUT IT
IS A HISTORIC MILESTONE WE CELEBRATE ALL ACROSS THE
AMERICAS. FOR TODAY REPRESENTS THE TRIUMPH OF A
CENTURY OF COSTA RICAN WORK IN SERVICE OF THE VALUES
THAT DEFINE THIS HEMISPHERE.
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A CENTURY OF FREE VOTING IN FAIR ELECTIONS. A CENTURY
OF RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS. A CENTURY OF OPEN DEBATE
IN THE PRESS. A CENTURY OF RESPECT FOR FREE MEN AND
WOMEN EMPOWERED TO GOVERN THEIR OWN AFFAIRS.
THESE ARE THE VALUES AND PRACTICES THAT GIVE THE
AMERICAS OUR OWN PLACE IN HISTORY: NATIONS FREED FROM
COLONIAL POWER, INDIVIDUALS FREE To BUILD SOCIETIES
BASED ON EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY.
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- 3 -
IN THE LAST DECADE, PEOPLE ACROSS THE HEMISPHERE
HAVE STRONGLY REASSERTED DEMOCRATIC IDEALS. AND THEY
HAVE SUCCEEDED -- IN NATION AFTER NATION, COURAGEOUS
DEMOCRATS HAVE WON POPULAR MANDATES AND TAKEN OFFICE,
MARKING THE END OF YEARS OR EVEN DECADES OF AUTOCRATIC
RULE. TODAY, MANY WHO BLAZED THE DEMOCRATIC PATH ARE
TRANSFERRING THE PEOPLE'S MANDATE TO ELECTED
SUCCESSORS.
- 4 -
So WE CELEBRATE TWO THINGS: COSTA RICAN DEMOCRACY AND
THE MANY NEW DEMOCRACIES THAT HAVE JOINED IT.
As WE CELEBRATE, LET'S ALSO REMEMBER OUR
RESPONSIBILITIES TO WORK AND ACT IN SOLIDARITY AS A
FAMILY OF DEMOCRACIES. WHEREVER DEMOCRACY HAS BEEN
TRAMPLED, WHEREVER PEOPLE DO NOT ENJOY THE RIGHT TO
ACT AND SPEAK AND REPLACE THEIR GOVERNMENT WITHOUT FEAR
THROUGH ELECTIONS, WE NEED TO STAND UP FOR OUR COMMON
VALUES.
- 5 -
So LET'S RAISE A GLASS TO CELEBRATE THE DEMOCRATIC
VALUES THAT BIND US, AND COSTA RICA'S CENTURY OF
DEMOCRACY.
###
Department of State
Toasting the Centenary of Costa Rican Democracy
October 27, 1989
President Arias, ladies and gentlemen: I want to offer a
few words in celebration of one hundred years of democracy in the
Republic of Costa Rica.
This is a national holiday for Costa Rica, but it is a
historic milestone we celebrate all across the Americas. For
today represents the triumph of a century of Costa Rican work in
service of the values that define this hemisphere. A century of
free voting in fair elections. A century of respect for human
rights. A century of open debate in the press. A century of
respect for free men and women empowered to govern their own
affairs.
These are the values and practices that give the Americas
our own place in history: nations freed from colonial power,
individuals free to build societies based on equality of
opportunity.
In the last decade, people across the hemisphere have
strongly reasserted democratic ideals. And they have succeeded -
- in nation after nation, courageous democrats have won popular
mandates and taken office, marking the end of years or even
decades of autocratic rule. Today, many who blazed the
democratic path are transferring the people's mandate to elected
successors. So we celebrate two things: Costa Rican democracy
and the many new democracies that have joined it.
As we celebrate, let's also remember our responsibilities to
work and act in solidarity as a family of democracies. Wherever
2
democracy has been trampled, wherever people do not enjoy the
right to act and speak and replace their government without fear
through elections, we need to stand up for our common values.
So let's raise a glass to celebrate the democratic values
that bind us, and Costa Rica's century of democracy.
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