ALFONSIN

Me vino a la mente el discurso ante Reagan, y que improvisó en los Jardines de la Casa Blanca cuando el actor pretendió entramparlo de mala manera. Trate de encontrarlo y solo lo pude ubicar en el sitio del depto de Estado Norte Americano y en inglés, de todas maneras lo quiero compartir. Nos dió la paz con Chile y con el Brasil. Se le plantó a Reagan y sin chicanas baratas. Y podemos decir sin ruborizarnos que le debemos las bases del periodo más largo de democracia y republica que tenemos

Visit of Argentina's president - Raul Alfonsin - transcript
US Department of State Bulletin , June, 1985

Of course, then we would mean that the demagogs, that are always there, would find in the arms those simple satisfactions that democracy couldn't grant. That's why, Mr. President, it has been very important for me to listen to your welcoming remarks, because you've shown a deep understanding of our problems. I am indeed persuaded that it couldn't be otherwise.
I am indeed persuaded that the United States understands the development of democracy is, of course, entrenched in our country. That's why there's been great expectations about the dialogue that we will start today.
We will talk about the present, and we will talk about the future. We, two Presidents elected by the will of the people, will get together. We will, of course, talk about bilateral subjects and also those items that regard the continent as a whole. And, of course, in our dialogues the subject of Nicaragua and Central America will not be absent.
I am convinced that it's through dialogue that we will be able to reach peace. And on the basis of the principle--a longstanding principle of international law in Latin America--of nonintervention, that will give us, of course, the possibility of democracy and pluralism in democracy to succeed without extracontinental interventions and affirming, of course, the freedom of man.
We will talk about all this, Mr. President, and as I said, there will be two men freely elected by the will of our peoples. So, Mr. President, it will be a dialogue of both our peoples. That way and because of them we will try to reach solutions. We will work for them, for our peoples. We will try to build the future that our peoples deserve.-