Citizens Quote by John Foster Dulles

The most basic duty of government is to defend the lives of its own citizens. Any government that fails to do so is a…

— Donald Trump

Safety and security are the most basic job of government. I understand that - both as a mayor who works every day to secure…

— Pete Buttigieg

A fundamental duty of government is to protect its people.

— Brad Henry

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

— Kay Ivey

The major thing of our government is to protect the people.

— John Layfield

The first duty of any government is to protect its citizens, whether the threat is a domestic one or from abroad.

— Amber Rudd

The fundamental purpose of government is to protect its citizens.

— Arlen Specter

The most basic function of government is to provide a framework of law and order, within which the people are free to choose.

— Thomas Sowell

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

— Charles Kennedy

Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.

— Ronald Reagan

I have long believed that the first duty of government is to protect the safety of our citizens.

— William Barr

The first duty of government is to protect the citizen from assault. Unless it does this, all the civil rights and civil liberties in…

— Richard Viguerie