Mitt Romney Quotes

It is admitted that all men have an equal right to the enjoyment of their life, property and personal security; and it is the duty as it is the object, of government to protect every man in this enjoyment.

National security is the first duty of government but we are also committed to reversing the substantial erosion of civil liberties.

An individual citizen cannot protect himself from the powers of large corporations or external governments. It is the responsibility of the government to protect its citizens.

The government should always be the one defending civil liberties.

We assert that in those areas where the government is either unable or unwilling to protect the lives and property of our people, that our peopie are within our rights to protect themselves by whatever means necessary.

I think the government has a role in protecting the fundamental rights of its citizens.

The right to life is guaranteed to all Americans in the Declaration of Independence, and ensuring this is upheld is the Constitutional duty of all members of Congress.

A fundamental duty of government is to protect its people.

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

It is the obligation of every government to yield protection to their citizens as the consideration for their obedience

Every individual of the community at large has an equal right to the protection of government.

If you believe in the right to life, then you must believe in the right to have the means to defend that life.

The protection of these faculties is the first object of government.

The government's only functions are to protect the rights of the individual; therefore, you need a police force and an army.

Government should work to insure the rights of the individual, not plot to take them away.

Left to me, the whole purpose of government is for the security of the citizens, like the security of lives and property.

If government can give you rights, government can take them away from you.

We have no more fundamental obligation in government than to ensure the safety of our citizens.

Protecting the rights of even the least individual among us is basically the only excuse the government has for even existing.

I certainly respect privacy and privacy rights. But on the other hand, the first function of government is to guarantee the security of all the people.

The very essence of civil liberty certainly consists in the right of every individual to claim the protection of the laws, whenever he receives an injury. One of the first duties of government is to afford that protection.

Well the first order of government is to preserve the public order and safety.

The absolute rights of individuals may be resolved into the right of personal security, the right of personal liberty, and the right to enjoy and acquire property

People have rights and government must be kept from trampling on them.

People have increasingly come to regard the government as a source of rights rather than as a defender of pre-existing individual rights.