Pete Buttigieg Quotes

We have no more fundamental obligation in government than to ensure 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.

I will make no apologies, ever, for protecting the lives and the safety of the American people. We have to give more tools to our folks to be able to do that, not fewer, and then trust those people and oversee them to do it the right way. As president, that is exactly what I'll do.

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

Safety has been my top legislative priority. I'm driven by the idea that safety is really a core function of government.

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

Those who heralded the decision not to give law enforcement the tools necessary to protect the American people just simply don't see the world the way we do.

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

A fundamental duty of government is to protect its people.

Governments in countries across the world have a duty to do everything possible to keep the public safe from terrorist attacks.

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.

I want to give the American people assurances that we are protecting them.

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

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

I believe deeply that the first duty of government is providing for the personal security of its citizens. Therefore I would naturally place the highest priority on strengthening law enforcement.

I will work with local police and appoint the best prosecutors and federal investigators, whose mission will be to ensure every American is safe.

The objective of securing the safety of Americans from crime and terror has been achieved.

We are advancing, we are responding, we are having major apprehensions of the most wanted, most dangerous criminals, overall, we continue to work toward a Mexico of peace that we all want.

If your basic premise about the fundamental purpose of our government is that it must provide for the common defense, then no other position is possible.

We know that the most fundamental responsibility of our Federal Government is to ensure the safety of its people and to protect and ensure our National security. And clearly port security has been left in limbo.

The job of the government isn't to go around and try and make people sacrifice, it's to try and make people free. The reason why we have a national defense is to protect our freedoms.

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.

Boston is safe. And we're going to keep it safe.

The federal government is doing less than it is lawfully entitled to do to protect New York City, and the City is less safe as a result.