William Barr Quotes

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

As one of the principal responsibilities of the government is to safeguard its citizens, it is entirely reasonable that it should look at what more might be done to improve security.

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

Government's first responsibility is the safety of its citizens.

There's one job of government and that's to protect its citizens and protect those in law enforcement.

But in my district I have heard from law enforcement officials and across the State of Florida about how much this JAG funding helps them fight crime, and to protect and serve the citizens within their jurisdiction.

Our protest has one aim: to guarantee security for all citizens. Doctors as citizens are more vulnerable to terrorist attacks. We are not politicizing the issue. We are just drawing the government's attention to its primary duty. It should protect the lives of the citizens.

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

From a parent's right to know what their children are doing, to protecting citizens across the country from the growing threat of gang violence, the House Democrat leadership is simply out to lunch.

With four of the top ten most violent cities in America, Michigan will never fully flourish unless our governments can fulfill their basic task: protecting public safety.

A fundamental duty of government is to protect its people.

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

Of all the tasks of government, the most basic is to protect its citizens from violence.

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

The chief duty of our federal government is the safety and security of the American people.

As the mayor of London, my highest priority is keeping Londoners and visitors to our city safe from harm.

I think our police do an excellent job, day in and day out, working to keep us safe.

Government's first duty and highest obligation is public safety.

I'm the British home secretary. My job is to protect the British public.

As governor, it is my highest priority to protect Arizona citizens.

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

My job as Home Secretary is to keep families and communities across our country safe.

Safety and security are the most basic job of government. I understand that - both as a mayor who works every day to secure public safety and reduce crime, and also as someone who deployed in uniform to Afghanistan because I believed joining the military was part of my duty to help keep my country safe.

Nothing is more devastating to a community than out-of-control crime.

The security of the citizens of Israel, the future of the state of Israel, this is the Israeli government's responsibility.