Freedom Quote by William Weld

So government acts as a safeguard of our property.

— William Weld

It is to secure our rights that we resort to government at all.

— Thomas Jefferson

A fundamental duty of government is to protect its people.

— Brad Henry

And government's only role is to secure our rights for us.

— Roy Moore

A government capable of controlling the whole, and bringing its force to a point, is one of the prerequisites for national liberty. We combine…

— Oliver Ellsworth

“Government, however, has its sole legitimate function in preventing the violation of the lives, liberties, and properties of its constituents. It is not empowered…

— Joseph Befumo

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

— Charles Kennedy

“Government, if it has any purpose at all (and many libertarians doubt it does), should be restricted to the protection of its citizens' persons…

— Brian Doherty

The fundamental purpose of government is to protect its citizens.

— Arlen Specter

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

— William Barr

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

— Kay Ivey

And since our country's founding, we've tried to keep government's heavy hand out of our personal lives, while ensuring that we do the most…

— Joe Biden