--- title: "5 Granted Quotes By Ronald Reagan" description: "5 Granted quotes by Ronald Reagan. Plus more from Ronald Reagan and more Granted sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dae/ronald-reagan-119_checks_we-are-a-nation-that-has-a-government-no_223046.jpg" --- > [We are a nation that has a government - not the other way around. And this makes us special among the nations…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/we-are-a-nation-that-has-a-government-not-the-other-way-around-and/) [Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dae/ronald-reagan-119_checks_we-are-a-nation-that-has-a-government-no_223046.jpg) > [Make no mistake, abortion-on-demand is not a right granted by the Constitution. No serious scholar, including one disposed to agree with the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/make-no-mistake-abortion-on-demand-is-not-a-right-granted-by-the/) [Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d6d/ronald-reagan-119_abortion_make-no-mistake-abortion-on-demand-is-no_644868.jpg) > [The freedom of thought and action we Americans enjoy today seems as natural as the air we breathe. But there is a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/the-freedom-of-thought-and-action-we-americans-enjoy-today-seems-as/) [Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b5/ronald-reagan-119_action_the-freedom-of-thought-and-action-we-ame_1058615.jpg) > [Let the Fourth of July always be a reminder that here in this land, for the first time, it was decided that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/let-the-fourth-of-july-always-be-a-reminder-that-here-in-this-land/) [Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/783/ronald-reagan-119_born_let-the-fourth-of-july-always-be-a-remin_2055452.jpg) > [Poland is at the center of European civilization. It has contributed mightily to that civilization. It is doing so today by being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/poland-is-at-the-center-of-european-civilization-it-has-contributed/) [Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/211/ronald-reagan-119_dare_poland-is-at-the-center-of-european-civi_2552066.jpg) ## Other authors on Granted ## 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/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/granted/ronald-reagan/#itemlist", "name": "5 Granted Quotes By Ronald Reagan", "numberOfItems": 5, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We are a nation that has a government - not the other way around. 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