Citizens Quote by Noam Chomsky

If governments did not mislead their citizens so often, there would be less need for secrecy, and if leaders knew they could not rely…

— Peter Singer

Accountability is the essence of democracy. If people do not know what their government is doing, they cannot be truly self-governing. The national security…

— Garry Wills

Every government must consider the security of the country. That is just part of the responsibilities of any government. But true security can only…

— Aung San Suu Kyi

Government should be of the people, by the people, for the people. What part of that do politicians and government bureaucrats not understand? Government…

— Wayne Allyn Root

“To the extent that the threats against which a given government protects its citizens are imaginary or are consequences of its own activities, the…

— Charles Tilly

Individuals have international duties which transcend the national obligations of obedience. Therefore individual citizens have the duty to violate domestic laws to prevent crimes…

— Edward Snowden

The prospect of a government that treats all its citizens as criminal suspects is more terrifying than any terrorist. And even more frightening is…

— Joseph Sobran

It behooves our citizens to be on their guard, to be firm in their principles, and full of confidence in themselves. We are able…

— Thomas Jefferson

That is not a just government, nor is property secure under it, where the property which a man has in his personal safety and…

— James Madison

It is a universal and fundamental political principle that the power to protect can safely be confided only to those interested in protecting, or…

— John C. Calhoun

“It is a fundamental principle of American democracy that laws should not be public only when it is convenient for government officials to make…

— Ron Wyden

The fundamental purpose of government is to protect its citizens.

— Arlen Specter