Citizens Quote by Wangari Maathai

It is not the responsibility of the government or the legal system to protect a citizen from himself.

— Casey Percell

In a free society, government has the responsibility of protecting us from others, but not from ourselves.

— Walter E. Williams

A fundamental duty of government is to protect its people.

— Brad Henry

It is the responsibility of the citizens to support their government. It is not the responsibility of the government to support its citizens.

— Grover Cleveland

The people are the best guardians of their own rights and it is the duty of their executive to abstain from interfering in or…

— William Henry Harrison

The fortunes amassed through corporate organization are now so large, and vest such power in those that wield them, as to make it a…

— Theodore Roosevelt

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

— Charles Kennedy

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

— Amber Rudd

Governments regard their own citizens as their main enemy, and they have to be - protect themselves. That's why you have state secret laws.…

— Noam Chomsky

“Government should protect people and regulate corporations, not protect corporations and regulate people.”

— Anthony Sloan

The persons and property of our citizens are entitled to the protection of our government in all places where they may lawfully go.

— Thomas Jefferson

The citizen can bring our political and governmental institutions back to life, make them responsive and accountable, and keep them honest. No one else…

— John Gardner