Raymond C. Offenheiser Jr. Quotes

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

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.

Eligible citizens from any State in the Union can serve in the Border Protection Corps of that State.

A people cannot long retain their freedom, whose government is incapable of protecting them.

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.

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

The word SECURITY is the first and last chapter of the constitution of France.

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

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

The major thing of our government is to protect the people.

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.

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

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

The fundamental purpose of government is to protect its citizens.

Congress must not do something just for the sake of doing something. We must carefully and thoughtfully consider the implications of any action and whether that action will help or hinder our ultimate mission of protecting U.S. citizens from terror.

As Director of the FBI, I am sworn to ensure that my special agents have what they need to protect themselves and the citizens of this country, and that they are trained to properly use and properly deploy that equipment in the right times and places.

We need a strong police force - the Interior Ministry of the Republic of Chechnya. We have to get rid of the traitors who have managed to penetrate into the law-enforcement department.

Every prime minister ... has the responsibility to provide security for his people.

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

Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public that they have occasionally been known to beat to death those citizens or groups who question that status.

I have a responsibility as an elected governor to govern and when I say govern, that means to make sure that our citizens are safe and we need the federal government to step up and do their job. They need to secure our borders.

Property that endangers the safety of a nation should not be suffered to remain in the hands of its citizens.

This election is a critical step in that overall plan - transforming the Iraqi government into a fully constitutional one, able to secure its own borders and ensure the safety of its citizens.

Tunisia, which is dear to all of us, is going through difficult circumstances, exceptional circumstances, that necessitate exceptional measures to face them and prevent a worse situation Our security forces are in a full alert status, but we do have weaknesses as our prime minister admitted. We are not blaming anyone, but we are calling for everyone to feel and act responsibly. If such incidents happen again, the state will collapse. It is the duty of the president to take a stance.