Debbie Wasserman Schultz Quotes

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

The safety of the people is the first and foremost responsibility of government… We are not as prepared as we should be with our public safety network…. The margin for error is exceedingly and uniquely low.

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

I go to bed at night worrying that I didn't do enough that day to make sure I protect the American people.

A fundamental duty of government is to protect its people.

One of the essential elements of government responsibility is to communicate effectively to the American people, especially in time of a potential terrorist attack or a natural disaster.

The safety of the American people has got to be our number one priority. That is our most important problem.

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

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

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.

My highest priority is the safety of all Oregonians and their communities.

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.

I have no problem with the security... It's something that must be done for the times in which we live. Safety first.

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

Nearly all government advice on terrorism sacrifices practical particulars for an unalarming tone. The usual guidance is to maintain a three-day supply of food and water along with a radio, flashlight, batteries and first-aid kit.

And while the U.S. can never be 100 percent safe from a future strike, our government is working around the clock on measures to protect the American people.

Do every single thing you can to protect yourself, your family, and your country.

Ensuring the safety and security of our monuments and infrastructure is critical to protecting our communities and the American people.

The fact of the matter is that the most important responsibility a bar owner has is public safety and the safety of the people in it.

You have to almost apologize for saying, please enforce the laws. The laws, that they're [government] receiving good federal dollars to be able to ensure for public safety, which is incumbent upon them to secure on the streets in every city and state across this country. And instead government allows individuals who are a risk, who are a threat, to come back in the country, routinely, regularly without any kind of checks and balances.

America has survived and grown stronger through September 11th and subsequent wars with Afghanistan and Iraq and those who seek to do us harm. We have faced - and met - tremendous challenges ramping up a public health and safety system to protect Americans from future threats.

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.

Don't wait until you're in a crisis to come up with a crisis plan.

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

When we talk about safety and security of the American people, politics falls aside pretty quickly.