Common Quote by John Baldacci

People want to be in a place where government is receptive and supportive of them. They want people to feel grateful for what they…

— Francis X. Suarez

The fundamental purpose of government is to protect its citizens.

— Arlen Specter

All of us can agree that we want government to work as well as possible, and we should all applaud efforts to improve it.…

— Chrystia Freeland

A government is for the benefit of all the people.

— William Howard Taft

I believe the role of government is to stand side by side with our citizens to help them realize their dreams, not tell citizens…

— George W. Bush

A fundamental duty of government is to protect its people.

— Brad Henry

The primary role of government is to provide for the safety and security of their populations.

— Pete Hoekstra

Government can contribute to a shared sense of purpose on the part of the citizenry; that's its highest and best application.

— William Weld

Left to me, the whole purpose of government is for the security of the citizens, like the security of lives and property.

— Ibrahim Babangida

The proper and limited use of government is to invoke a common justice and keep the peace - and that is all.

— Leonard Read

The value of government to the people it serves is in direct relationship to the interest citizens themselves display in the affairs of state.

— William Scranton

If government is to serve any purpose it is to do for others what they are unable to do for themselves.

— Lyndon B. Johnson