--- title: "15 Left Quotes By Ronald Reagan" description: "15 Left quotes by Ronald Reagan. Plus more from Ronald Reagan and more Left sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e4/ronald-reagan-119_ifs_if-i-d-gotten-the-job-i-wanted-at-montgo_947225.jpg" --- > [If I'd gotten the job I wanted at Montgomery Ward, I suppose I would never have left Illinois.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/if-i-d-gotten-the-job-i-wanted-at-montgomery-ward-i-suppose-i-would/) [Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e4/ronald-reagan-119_ifs_if-i-d-gotten-the-job-i-wanted-at-montgo_947225.jpg) > [ \[Andrew Jackson\] was actually 70 years old when he left the White House ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/andrew-jackson-was-actually-70-years-old-when-he-left-the-white-house/) [Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7cf/ronald-reagan-119_andrew_andrew-jackson-was-actually-70-years-old_2433429.jpg) > [I have decided that whatever time I may have left is left for Him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/i-have-decided-that-whatever-time-i-may-have-left-is-left-for-him/) [Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ead/ronald-reagan-119_decided_i-have-decided-that-whatever-time-i-may_954805.jpg) > [I've been told that some members of Congress disagree with my tax cut proposal. Well, you know it's been said that taxation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/i-ve-been-told-that-some-members-of-congress-disagree-with-my-tax-cut/) [Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/84b/ronald-reagan-119_art_i-ve-been-told-that-some-members-of-cong_296842.jpg) > [The national Democratic leadership is going so far left, they've left America. Don't let them bury the American dream in their graveyard…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/the-national-democratic-leadership-is-going-so-far-left-they-ve-left/) [Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/75f/ronald-reagan-119_america_the-national-democratic-leadership-is-go_286731.jpg) > [I've always believed that we were, each of us, put here for a reason, that there is a plan, somehow a divine…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/i-ve-always-believed-that-we-were-each-of-us-put-here-for-a-reason/) [Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/08b/ronald-reagan-119_always-believe_i-ve-always-believed-that-we-were-each-o_885411.jpg) > [The doors of this Library are open now and are all welcome. The judgment of history is left to you, the people.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/the-doors-of-this-library-are-open-now-and-are-all-welcome-the/) [Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67c/ronald-reagan-119_done_the-doors-of-this-library-are-open-now-a_2662183.jpg) > [Jesse Helms wants me to move to the right, Lowell Weiker wants me to move to the left, and Teddy Kennedy wants…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/jesse-helms-wants-me-to-move-to-the-right-lowell-weiker-wants-me-to/) [Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bec/ronald-reagan-119_american-politics_jesse-helms-wants-me-to-move-to-the-righ_2791710.jpg) > [They are our brothers, these freedom fighters… They are the moral equal of our Founding Fathers and the brave men and women…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/they-are-our-brothers-these-freedom-fighters-they-are-the-moral-equal/) [Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/520/ronald-reagan-119_brave_they-are-our-brothers-these-freedom-figh_2581223.jpg) > [You and I are told increasingly we have to choose between left or right. Well, I'd like to suggest there is no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/you-and-i-are-told-increasingly-we-have-to-choose-between-left-or/) [Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d82/ronald-reagan-119_choose_you-and-i-are-told-increasingly-we-have_2405728.jpg) > [You and I are told we must choose between a left or right, but I suggest there is no such thing as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/you-and-i-are-told-we-must-choose-between-a-left-or-right-but-i/) [Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e66/ronald-reagan-119_age_you-and-i-are-told-we-must-choose-betwee_3040252.jpg) > [ It is the Soviet Union that runs against the tide of history . . . . \[It is\] the march of freedom… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/it-is-the-soviet-union-that-runs-against-the-tide-of-history-it-is/) [Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/521/ronald-reagan-119_ashes_it-is-the-soviet-union-that-runs-against_2608693.jpg) > [My friends, we did it. We weren't just marking time, we made a difference. We made (America) stronger - we made (America)…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/my-friends-we-did-it-we-weren-t-just-marking-time-we-made-a/) [Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b9/ronald-reagan-119_america_my-friends-we-did-it-we-weren-t-just-mar_374968.jpg) > [I received a letter just before I left office from a man. I don't know why he chose to write it, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/i-received-a-letter-just-before-i-left-office-from-a-man-i-don-t-know/) [Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/014/ronald-reagan-119_corners_i-received-a-letter-just-before-i-left-o_303885.jpg) > [Isn't our choice really not one of left or right, but of up or down? Down through the welfare state to statism,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/isn-t-our-choice-really-not-one-of-left-or-right-but-of-up-or-down/) [Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/373/ronald-reagan-119_alternatives_isn-t-our-choice-really-not-one-of-left_1170758.jpg) ## Other authors on Left ## 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/left/ronald-reagan/#itemlist", "name": "15 Left Quotes By Ronald Reagan", "numberOfItems": 15, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If I'd gotten the job I wanted at Montgomery Ward, I suppose I would never have left Illinois.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ronald Reagan" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/if-i-d-gotten-the-job-i-wanted-at-montgomery-ward-i-suppose-i-would/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e4/ronald-reagan-119_ifs_if-i-d-gotten-the-job-i-wanted-at-montgo_947225.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e4/ronald-reagan-119_ifs_if-i-d-gotten-the-job-i-wanted-at-montgo_947225.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e4/ronald-reagan-119_ifs_if-i-d-gotten-the-job-i-wanted-at-montgo_947225.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If I'd gotten the job I wanted at Montgomery Ward, I suppose I would never have left Illinois.” — Ronald Reagan", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "[Andrew Jackson] was actually 70 years old when he left the White House", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ronald Reagan" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/andrew-jackson-was-actually-70-years-old-when-he-left-the-white-house/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7cf/ronald-reagan-119_andrew_andrew-jackson-was-actually-70-years-old_2433429.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7cf/ronald-reagan-119_andrew_andrew-jackson-was-actually-70-years-old_2433429.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7cf/ronald-reagan-119_andrew_andrew-jackson-was-actually-70-years-old_2433429.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“[Andrew Jackson] was actually 70 years old when he left the White House” — Ronald Reagan", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I have decided that whatever time I may have left is left for Him.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ronald Reagan" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/i-have-decided-that-whatever-time-i-may-have-left-is-left-for-him/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ead/ronald-reagan-119_decided_i-have-decided-that-whatever-time-i-may_954805.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ead/ronald-reagan-119_decided_i-have-decided-that-whatever-time-i-may_954805.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ead/ronald-reagan-119_decided_i-have-decided-that-whatever-time-i-may_954805.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I have decided that whatever time I may have left is left for Him.” — Ronald Reagan", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I've been told that some members of Congress disagree with my tax cut proposal. 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