; Whereas President John F. Kennedy said, Democracy is never a final achievement. It is a call to effort, to sacrifice, and a willingness to live and die in its defense. ; Whereas President Ronald Reagan said, Democracy is worth dying for, because it’s the most deeply honorable form of government ever devised by man. ; Whereas World War II demonstrated the fragility of democracy and its accompanying civilized life; Whereas British Prime Minister Winston Churchill’s observed that Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others that have ever been tried. ; and Whereas evidence of the diminution of strong support for democratic principles in recent years among citizens of the United States suggests the Government of the United States must once again teach and educate the people by taking appropriate actions to highlight and emphasize the importance of democratic principles and their essential role in our freedoms and way of life: Now, therefore, be it