Armed forces Quote by Nayib Bukele

“The only proper purpose of a government is to protect man's rights, which means: to protect him from physical violence. A proper government is…

— Ayn Rand

There are some situations where the police need to have adequate resources on hand in order to be able to go into a situation…

— Ted Wheeler

The option to use active-duty forces in a law enforcement role should only be used as a matter of last resort. And only in…

— Chad Wolf

“The law basically states that deadly force, or the threat of using deadly force shall be used only if you reasonably believe that such…

— Jon Gutmacher

“our federal government has repeatedly demonstrated that it will not hesitate to use its tactical ‘police’ forces to murder its opponents. Although the government…

— Joseph Befumo

Any decision to use lethal force against a United States citizen - even one intent on murdering Americans and who has become an operational…

— Eric Holder

Legitimate use of violence can only be that which is required in self-defense.

— Ron Paul

“Further, police officers must be trained to understand that lethal force is the last response, not, as is too often the case, the first…

— Bernie Sanders

The protection of our citizens, the spirit and honor of our country, require that force should be interposed to a certain degree.

— Thomas Jefferson

As the duties of superintending the national defense and of securing the public peace against foreign or domestic violence involve a provision for casualties…

— Alexander Hamilton

The power to prevent violence is a power that no police force seems to have anywhere in the United States.

— John Abizaid

Violence is sometimes a duty.

— Arthur Conan Doyle