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title: "31 Citizens Quotes By Ronald Reagan"
description: "31 Citizens quotes by Ronald Reagan. Plus more from Ronald Reagan and more Citizens sayings from other authors."
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> [I'm just a citizen temporarily in public service.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/i-m-just-a-citizen-temporarily-in-public-service/)

[Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/)

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> [I'm not a politician by profession. I am a citizen who decided I had to be personally involved.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/i-m-not-a-politician-by-profession-i-am-a-citizen-who-decided-i-had/)

[Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/)

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> [We have the means to change the laws we find unjust or onerous. We cannot, as citizens, pick and choose the laws…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/we-have-the-means-to-change-the-laws-we-find-unjust-or-onerous-we/)

[Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/)

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> [He struck a mighty blow for equality, freedom and the American way of life. Jackie Robinson was a good citizen, a great…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/he-struck-a-mighty-blow-for-equality-freedom-and-the-american-way-of/)

[Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/)

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> [Our whole system of government is based on "We the people," but if we the people don't pay attention to what's going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/our-whole-system-of-government-is-based-on-we-the-people-but-if-we/)

[Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/)

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> [A state is nothing more than a reflection of its citizens; the more decent the citizens, the more decent the state.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/a-state-is-nothing-more-than-a-reflection-of-its-citizens-the-more/)

[Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/)

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> [It is the Soviet Union that runs against the tide of human history by denying human freedom and human dignity to its…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/it-is-the-soviet-union-that-runs-against-the-tide-of-human-history-by/)

[Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/)

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> [The same government that requires a taxpaying citizen to document every statement on his tax return decrees that questioning a welfare applicant…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/the-same-government-that-requires-a-taxpaying-citizen-to-document/)

[Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/)

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> [I'm not a politician by profession. I am a citizen who decided I had to be personally involved in order to stand…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/i-m-not-a-politician-by-profession-i-am-a-citizen-who-decided-i-had-2/)

[Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/)

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> [You won't get gun control by disarming law-abiding citizens. There's only one way to get real gun control: Disarm the thugs and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/you-won-t-get-gun-control-by-disarming-law-abiding-citizens-there-s/)

[Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/)

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> [Were not cutting the budget simply for the sake of sounder financial management. This is only a first step toward returning power…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/were-not-cutting-the-budget-simply-for-the-sake-of-sounder-financial/)

[Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/)

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> [America is a melting pot, and education has been a mainspring for our democracy and freedom, a means of providing gifts of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/america-is-a-melting-pot-and-education-has-been-a-mainspring-for-our/)

[Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/)

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> [The glory of this land has been its capacity for transcending the moral evils of our past. For example, the long struggle…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/the-glory-of-this-land-has-been-its-capacity-for-transcending-the/)

[Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/)

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> [The Congress of the United States, in recognition of the unique contribution of the Bible in shaping the history and character of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/the-congress-of-the-united-states-in-recognition-of-the-unique/)

[Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/)

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> [As long as there are guns, the individual that wants a gun for a crime is going to have one and going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/as-long-as-there-are-guns-the-individual-that-wants-a-gun-for-a-crime/)

[Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/)

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> [My fellow citizens, our nation is poised for greatness. We must do what we know is right, and do it with all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/my-fellow-citizens-our-nation-is-poised-for-greatness-we-must-do-what/)

[Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/)

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> [In an ironic sense, Karl Marx was right. We are witnessing today a great revolutionary crisis, a crisis where the demands of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/in-an-ironic-sense-karl-marx-was-right-we-are-witnessing-today-a/)

[Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/)

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> [There is a flickering spark in us all which, if struck at just the right age...can light the rest of our lives,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/there-is-a-flickering-spark-in-us-all-which-if-struck-at-just-the/)

[Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/)

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> [How can we not believe in the greatness of America? How can we not do what is right and needed to preserve…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/how-can-we-not-believe-in-the-greatness-of-america-how-can-we-not-do/)

[Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/)

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> [In 1992, the federal Government actually issued more work authorizations to immigrants and temporary foreign workers than the net number of new…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/in-1992-the-federal-government-actually-issued-more-work/)

[Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/)

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> [I've long believed that one of the mainsprings of our own liberty has been the widespread ownership of property among our people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/i-ve-long-believed-that-one-of-the-mainsprings-of-our-own-liberty-has/)

[Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/)

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> [At the root of everything that we’re trying to accomplish is the belief that America has a mission. We are a nation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/at-the-root-of-everything-that-we-re-trying-to-accomplish-is-the/)

[Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/)

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> [Although I held public office for a total of sixteen years, I also thought of myself as a citizen-politician, not a career…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/although-i-held-public-office-for-a-total-of-sixteen-years-i-also/)

[Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/)

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> [Because you won't get gun control by disarming law abiding citizens. There's only one way to get real gun control: Disarm the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/because-you-won-t-get-gun-control-by-disarming-law-abiding-citizens/)

[Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/)

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> [I've often wondered, what if all of us in the world discovered that we were threatened by an outer -- a power…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/i-ve-often-wondered-what-if-all-of-us-in-the-world-discovered-that-we/)

[Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/)

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> [I do not believe in taking away the right of the citizen for sporting, for hunting and so forth, or for home…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/i-do-not-believe-in-taking-away-the-right-of-the-citizen-for-sporting/)

[Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/)

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> [For one, we very much need in any immigration bill - we need protection for people who are in this country and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/for-one-we-very-much-need-in-any-immigration-bill-we-need-protection/)

[Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/)

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> [There you go again. When I opposed Medicare, there was another piece of legislation meeting the same problem before the Congress. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/there-you-go-again-when-i-opposed-medicare-there-was-another-piece-of/)

[Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/)

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> [The people of Central America - and, in a broader sense, the entire developing world - need to know first-hand that freedom…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/the-people-of-central-america-and-in-a-broader-sense-the-entire/)

[Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/)

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> [The same technology transforming our lives can solve the greatest problem of the 20th century. A security shield can one day render…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/the-same-technology-transforming-our-lives-can-solve-the-greatest/)

[Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/)

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> [The Democrats say that the United States has had its days in the sun, that our nation has passed its zenith. They…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/the-democrats-say-that-the-united-states-has-had-its-days-in-the-sun/)

[Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/)

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## Other authors on Citizens

## More by Ronald Reagan

> [Today, the world looks to America for leadership. And America looks to its Corps of Marines.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/today-the-world-looks-to-america-for-leadership-and-america-looks-to/)

[Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/)

> [I've long believed one of the mainsprings of our own liberty has been the widespread ownership of property among our people and the expectation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/i-ve-long-believed-one-of-the-mainsprings-of-our-own-liberty-has-been/)

[Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/)

> [You know, by the time you reach my age, you've made plenty of mistakes if you've lived your life properly. So you learn. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/you-know-by-the-time-you-reach-my-age-you-ve-made-plenty-of-mistakes/)

[Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/)

> [Yes, across Europe, this wall will fall. For it cannot withstand faith; it cannot withstand truth. The wall cannot withstand freedom.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/yes-across-europe-this-wall-will-fall-for-it-cannot-withstand-faith/)

[Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/)

> [Simple fairness dictates that government must not raise taxes on families struggling to pay their bills.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/simple-fairness-dictates-that-government-must-not-raise-taxes-on/)

[Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/)

> [The time has come to turn to God and reassert our trust in Him for the healing of America - our country is in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/the-time-has-come-to-turn-to-god-and-reassert-our-trust-in-him-for/)

[Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/)

> [Professional politicians like to talk about the value of experience in government. Nuts! The only experience you gain in politics is how to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/professional-politicians-like-to-talk-about-the-value-of-experience/)

[Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/)

> [The WPA was one of the most productive elements of FDR's alphabet soup of agencies because it put people to work building roads, bridges,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/the-wpa-was-one-of-the-most-productive-elements-of-fdr-s-alphabet/)

[Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/)

> [Where there's liberty, art succeeds.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/where-there-s-liberty-art-succeeds/)

[Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/)

> [Since I came to the White House, I got two hearing aids, a colon operation, skin cancer, a prostate operation, and I was shot.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/since-i-came-to-the-white-house-i-got-two-hearing-aids-a-colon/)

[Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/)

> [A moment I've been dreading. George brought his ne're-do-well son around this morning and asked me to find the kid a job. Not the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/a-moment-i-ve-been-dreading-george-brought-his-ne-re-do-well-son/)

[Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/)

> [On Father's Day, we pay tribute to all in our society who have taken on the responsibilitie s and joys of fatherhood. Whether our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/on-father-s-day-we-pay-tribute-to-all-in-our-society-who-have-taken/)

[Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/)

> [There is no limit to the amount of good you can do if you don't care who gets the credit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/there-is-no-limit-to-the-amount-of-good-you-can-do-if-you-don-t-care/)

[Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/)

> [It's not that liberals aren't smart, it's just that so much of what they know isn't so](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/it-s-not-that-liberals-aren-t-smart-it-s-just-that-so-much-of-what/)

[Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/)

> [Love your country, not for her power or wealth, but for her selflessness and her idealism.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/love-your-country-not-for-her-power-or-wealth-but-for-her/)

[Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/)

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                        "text": "The people of Central America - and, in a broader sense, the entire developing world - need to know first-hand that freedom and opportunity are not just for the elite, but the birthright of every citizen; that property is not just something enjoyed by a few, but can be owned by any individual who works hard and makes correct decisions.",
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