Citizens Quote by Bob Ehrlich

And since our country's founding, we've tried to keep government's heavy hand out of our personal lives, while ensuring that we do the most…

— Joe Biden

The most important duty of government is to keep our people safe.

— Kay Ivey

The federal government should be less important in our lives, not more.

— Neal Boortz

No more essential duty of government exists than the protection of the lives of its people. Fail in this, and we fail in everything.

— Francis T Murphy

It is the government's fundamental duty to ensure the security of every individual citizen.

— Charles Kennedy

We must do everything possible to protect the lives of everyone and help make sure no one in this country feels unsafe.

— Mike Espy

It is a dangerous notion that we need a government to protect us from ourselves.

— Ron Paul

It is to secure our rights that we resort to government at all.

— Thomas Jefferson

A government cannot be truly just without affirming the intrinsic value of human life.

— Charles Colson

A fundamental duty of government is to protect its people.

— Brad Henry

No government can be maintained without the principle of fear as well as duty.

— Jon Meacham

I want to know why the government of this country can't take care of the people who are keeping us safe?

— Jerry Lewis