Citizens Quote by Rebecca MacKinnon

The fundamental purpose of government is to protect its citizens.

— Arlen Specter

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 purpose of government is to reign in the rights of the people.

— Bill Clinton

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

— Ayn Rand

Surely by now there can be few here who still believe the purpose of government is to protect us from the destructive activities of…

— Derrick Jensen

I have always felt that the real purpose of government is to enhance the lives of people and that a leader can best do…

— Gerald R. Ford

The purpose of government is to enable the people of a nation to live in safety and happiness. Government exists for the interests of…

— Thomas Jefferson

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

— Lyndon B. Johnson

The purpose of government is to rein in the rights of the people.

— William J. Clinton

The chief purpose of government is to protect life. Abandon that and you have abandoned all.

— Thomas Jefferson

Government can have no more than two legitimate purposes - the suppression of injustice against individuals within the community, and the common defense against…

— William Godwin

Purpose is a desire for something in our own power, coupled with an investigation into its means.

— Aristotle