So I can think of no higher tribute or honor or title to confer upon Ronald Reagan than to simply say: He was an American.

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But no one is obliged to go out and vote for one - and in so doing confer upon the process - and the winner - some democratic legitimacy.

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Neither will it confer upon Moscow center a greater legitimacy among the genuine advocates of democracy and free market reform who know full well that Shevardnadze -- like Gorbachev -- is not one of them.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center For Security Policy