Arbitrary Quote by James Madison

The persons and property of our citizens are entitled to the protection of our government in all places where they may lawfully go.

— Thomas Jefferson

So government acts as a safeguard of our property.

— William Weld

One of the functions of government is to act as a safeguard not just of property but of our liberties.

— William Weld

Government has no right to control individual liberty beyond what is necessary to the safety and well-being of society. Such is the boundary which…

— John C. Calhoun

For a man's property is not at all secure, though there be good and equitable laws to set the bounds of it, between him…

— John Locke

“Government, if it has any purpose at all (and many libertarians doubt it does), should be restricted to the protection of its citizens' persons…

— Brian Doherty

GOVERNMENT has no rights; it is a delegation from several individuals for the purpose of securing their own. It is therefore just, only so…

— Percy Bysshe Shelley

It may be laid down as a primary position, and the basis of our system, that every Citizen who enjoys the protection of a…

— George Washington

I do believe that a law-abiding citizen that is armed, that's out in public, will keep himself, his staff, and, in some cases, the…

— Chris Collins

No government is safe unless it is protected by the good will of the people.

— Cornelius Nepos

Every man holds his property subject to the general right of the community to regulate its use to whatever degree the public welfare may…

— Theodore Roosevelt

Government is instituted to protect property of every sort; as well that which lies in the various rights of individuals, as that which the…

— James Madison