Quotes About Duty

Me gustaría aceptar, se lo confieso. No me importa que esté mal visto, pero no puedo: es por los gatos. —¿Los gatos? —Sí. Tenemos muchos, y yo los cuido. Por eso tenía que volver a casa cuanto antes.

Charity is no part of the legislative duty of the government.

A man ain't got to stand in church every Sunday to do God's work.

I'm a patriot with every fiber of my being. A patriot does what is best for his country, not what is best for its leader.

I was going to use this as a way to beg you not to go to New York," his wife said, "but that would be useless. In fact, selfish. Our country needs you to go. The world does. Putin is a wolf. It's time he learns what a sheepdog is all about. Somebody has to do it, and it's you.

In situations where the sane flee from danger, law enforcement officers sprint to engage it.

if a cop mom does the same, then whoa, there's something seriously wrong here.

After Martha did her business and Cindy bagged

The president and the administration had a duty to defend the Defense of Marriage Act, but powerful constituencies of the president did not want the president to defend it. And unfortunately, politics trumped duty.

Professional reviewers read so many bad books in the course of duty that they get an unhealthy craving for arresting phrases.

Police officers know that each time they put on their uniform, they are taking on risks to protect others.

When you put on a uniform, there are certain inhibitions that you accept.

When trouble breaks out, our men and women in uniform, they don't just sit around thinking about it or talking about it - they act. They put on that uniform. They leave their loved ones behind. They go out there. They give orders. They follow orders. They do whatever it takes to keep our country safe.

SEALs aren't the only heroes out there. Everyone who puts on a uniform meets that threshold.

Our men and women in uniform are owed the right to protect themselves and others while in service of our country.

So often public service comes with sacrifice. A sacrifice that our men and women in uniform make each day.

When you think about those of us that live the life that we want to live, we can thank absolutely and completely our men and women in uniform. Because if it were not for them, we wouldn't enjoy the freedoms that we have.

When we ask American men and women in uniform to fight for this country and to defend this country's interest and then to send them overseas, there is no question we have an obligation to protect them and provide for their safety.

In the over two centuries since the signing of the Declaration of Independence, millions of Americans have bravely served our nation in uniform so that all generations can continue to enjoy those same liberties.

America's finest - our men and women in uniform, are a force for good throughout the world, and that is nothing to apologize for.

We have a sacred obligation to support our men and women in uniform.

As the brother of a retired law enforcement officer, I know firsthand that our men and women in uniform perform their duties in the face of tremendous threats and significant personal risk. They put their lives on the line every day, and they often have to make split-second decisions.

Our country is eternally grateful for the sacrifices our men and women in uniform make each day.

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.